Apollo Specialty Cancer Hospital

The Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital has launched Cyberknife which is one of the latest technologies in the Asia Pacific region. By this, the hospital has opened a new and unique way to medical treatment in the region.

The introduction of the CyberKnife® Robotic Radio Surgery System in Asia Pacific by the Apollo Hospitals Group has opened a new path in the field of cancer treatment. Cyberknife, the first of its kind is the only robotic radiosurgery system across the globe which can effectively cure tumors in any part of the human body. Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, who is the Executive Chairman of the Apollo Hospitals Group, unveiled the CyberKnife® technology. He said that “Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital is one of the few hospitals in India equipped to provide 360-degree cancer care. In our continuing endeavor to fight cancer, we have brought the most advanced CyberKnife® in Asia Pacific.”

CyberKnife®, launched by the Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital is the one and only robotic radiosurgery system in the world. It offers great treatment to cure tumors in any part of the body with sub-millimeter correctness. It is truly one of the revolutionary milestones in treating cancer.

The real time image guidance program and the cyber generated robotics in CyberKnife® discharge an exact proportion of radiation to the targets with utmost precision. Another advantage is that the healthy tissues around the target area remain unaffected. The movement of the tumor and the patient is also regulated during the curing process. The CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System has been developed by Dr. John.R.Adler M.D, who is the professor of Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology at Stanford University Medical Centre.

Doctors and specialists at Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital have welcomed the CyberKnife® technology as it offers considerable benefits. Compared to other traditional cancer therapies which lead to high side effects, CyberKnife® treatment is almost without any type of complications. It can very effectively treat tumors which are considered hard to operate or in-operable. The treatment can be even performed on an outpatient basis. Another important benefit of CyberKnife® is that multiple tumors in various parts of the body can be effectively treated at one single session. After the treatment, the patient also experiences very little discomfort or pain.

The CyberKnife® treatment launched by the Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital will really bring lots of smile on the faces of the patients and their relatives.