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How is CyberKnife® different from other robotic radiosurgery systems, like Gamma Knife or TomoTherapy?

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How is CyberKnife® different from other robotic radiosurgery systems, like Gamma Knife or TomoTherapy?

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Mainly, the flexibility of the CyberKnife robotic arm, along with precision image guidance technology, allows the system to reach areas of the body that are unreachable with other radiosurgery systems. Secondly, CyberKnife does not use an invasive head or body frame in order to keep you perfectly still during treatment.