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Treatment Options => Radiation / Radiosurgery => Topic started by: claire1 on May 22, 2008, 10:01:53 pm

Title: ? type of rads used in CK
Post by: claire1 on May 22, 2008, 10:01:53 pm

Hi

Can anyone tell me what type of rads is used with the cyberknife? With GK its' cobalt 60
thanks in advanced
Claire

Title: Re: ? type of rads used in CK
Post by: sgerrard on May 22, 2008, 11:19:51 pm

Cyberknife uses x-ray. It has a linear accelerator (often called a linac) in the robotic arm, which can be switched on and off by the computer. It is like a giant dental x-ray machine. :)

Steve