The cancer patients from Madhya Pradesh might get benefitted with the new Edge technology made available at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute in Mumbai.
The Edge radiosurgery system is a set of sophisticated, integrated technologies for planning and delivering high-precision image-guided radiosurgery, a non-invasive alternative to traditional surgery.
While launching the Edge facility in the hospital, Oncologist Dr Rajesh Mistry said that developed by Varian Medical Systems, the Edge system accurately targets tumors and other abnormalities without an incision or the need for recovery in a hospital setting. Its knifelike beam can target tumors of the brain, spine, lung, and other areas that are typically difficult to treat surgically.
The Edge system delivers radiosurgery treatments quickly while monitoring and compensating for motion through the use of advanced imaging and real-time motion tracking technologies.
Even tumors that move when a patient breathes (for example, those in the lung or breast) can be precisely targeted due to special tools that compensate for motion throughout a treatment. For women with left-sided breast cancer, this can enable better protection of the lung and heart during treatment.
For all types of cancer, motion management makes it possible to minimise dose to surrounding healthy tissues.
The Edge radiosurgery system also can alert clinicians if a patient has moved in a way that could compromise treatment accuracy. A sophisticated treatment couch with six axes of motion enhances treatment precision by providing many angles of attack, for targeting tumors while minimising exposure of nearby critical organs.
Dr Mistry further informed that with Varian's Edge radiosurgery system, treatments can be performed with ease, precision and speed — often in just a few minutes per day. A radiosurgery that typically takes 30 to 60 minutes, maybe completed in just 5 to 20 minutes.