A robot is in charge of locating and transferring enough radiation to end cancer and tumors.
Through its robotic arm, “Cyberknife” transports the linear accelerator to the exact location of the lesion and thanks to its rotation axes, all the angles necessary to radiate the total area of the tumor can be covered.
In addition, it has the ability to “move” with the tumor so that the risk of irradiating areas that are healthy is reduced.
There are tumors in the lung or liver that, because they are in these organs, move with breathing. The Cyberknife uses an image-guided system, taken in real time, which helps to locate it, this avoids the need for external procedures,”
said Jovel Rojas, a physician at the Center for Robotic Radiosurgery (CRR).
This high intensity radiation is done in the country and not only ends the tumors, but it does so in less time.
We are very satisfied with the progress that the country has made with this treatment modality which reduces recovery periods from four to eight weeks to just five days, limiting complications and major affectations,”
said Dr. Rolando Loría, oncologist at CRR.
A 67-year-old patient diagnosed with prostate was already treated. With this technology, blood vessel malformations, functional diseases of the brain, trigeminal neuralgia (intense facial pain, similar to a cramp in the face) and metastasis can also be seen.