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CyberKnife Center

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651-232-3111

The CyberKnife Center gives doctors and patients a cutting edge option for treating difficult tumors and lesions.

St. Joseph's Hospital was proud to be the first in Minnesota — and the Upper Midwest — to offer the technology of the CyberKnife® Stereotactic Radiosurgery System.

How CyberKnife works

CyberKnife uses very large, targeted doses of radiation to treat tumors, lesions and a few other select medical disorders.

A computer program evaluates the unique shape and location of the tumor to determine the orientation of each of the 1,200 or more beams of radiation that will target the tumor.

The CyberKnife procedure is usually painless and most patients go home the same day. Each tumor generally requires one to five treatments, each lasting 45 to 90 minutes.

Benefits

With high precision and accuracy, the CyberKnife:

• Can achieve a surgical-like outcome, without surgery
• Is a painless outpatient procedure
• Doesn't carry the risks and complications associated with conventional surgery
• Doesn't require large incisions
• Is FDA approved to treat tumors and lesions throughout the body

What we treat

St. Joseph's Hospital uses CyberKnife to treat a variety of tumors including those in the head, neck and spine, as well as tumors of the lung, pancreas, liver, kidney and pelvis. When appropriate, we can also treat tumors in other areas of the body.

Get more information

Click to go to the St. Joseph's Hospital web site. Learn what to expect during treatment, meet the care team and more.