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Dan - 13 Mar 2008 02:56 GMT

Has anyone had experience with CyberKnife treatment process? Is it
bogus? TIA, Dan

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bj - 13 Mar 2008 13:09 GMT

> Has anyone had experience with CyberKnife treatment process? Is it bogus?
> TIA, Dan

No, it's real.
Google for lots of links.
They use it at Georgetown U Hosp in DC, among a number of places.
See their info page at
http://www.georgetownuniversityhospital.org/body.cfm?id=451
bj

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The Bobert - 13 Mar 2008 21:35 GMT

> Has anyone had experience with CyberKnife treatment process? Is it
> bogus? TIA, Dan

I had it several years ago (Nov '04) at Stanford, California. It is quick
and a lot more comfortable than wide beam radiation. As far as I can tell,
there were no side effects form the CyberKnife. The WBR is a different
story.

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Bob in Central California

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Dan - 14 Mar 2008 00:59 GMT

on 3/13/08 3:35 PM The Bobert said the following:

>> Has anyone had experience with CyberKnife treatment process? Is it
>> bogus? TIA, Dan
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> there were no side effects form the CyberKnife. The WBR is a different
> story.

Are there any outcome studies on it effectiveness? If it is combined
with chemo, how does one determine if it was effective?

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The Bobert - 15 Mar 2008 07:37 GMT

> Are there any outcome studies on it effectiveness? If it is combined
> with chemo, how does one determine if it was effective?

When I got mine, I was post chemo so I can't say.

The CyberKnife is a one (sometimes two) time treatment. In my case it
worked with one shot.

Here's the page of the CyberKnife maker. Google will have more links to
info.

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amackinnon69@hotmail.com - 24 Apr 2008 23:31 GMT

> Has anyone had experience with CyberKnife treatment process? Is it
> bogus? TIA, Dan

Hi Dan
My wife went from australia to get it and it was brilliant. she got it
at oklahoma city.
thanks
ash

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