Seventh CyberKnife System in South Korea Purchased
CyberKnife for Installation at Gyeongsang National University Hospital Will Expand Patient Access
With two decades of history, GNUH, the largest medical facility in the province, has been contributing to improving the health and quality of life of its patients with its 28 professional medical departments. The purchase of the CyberKnife System will initiate the development of a stereotactic radiosurgery practice. The System will be utilized for both intracranial and extracranial treatments, offering a full range of therapeutic options in the community.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer has been the leading cause of death in the Republic of Korea since 1983. Approximately 110,000 people develop cancer annually in Korea with 64,000 annual fatalities. The government's cancer control policy was started in 1989 when it formulated a plan to establish the National Cancer Centre (NCC). It aims at decreasing cancer mortality in year the 2015 through a comprehensive control program and full government support regarding health equity and alignment with worldwide effort for cancer control.
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About the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System
The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is the world's only robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body non-invasively. Using continual image guidance technology and computer controlled robotic mobility, the CyberKnife System automatically tracks, detects and corrects for tumor and patient movement in real-time throughout the treatment. This enables the CyberKnife System to deliver high-dose radiation with pinpoint precision, which minimizes damage to surrounding healthy tissue and eliminates the need for invasive head or body stabilization frames.
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