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The CyberKnife® System's treatment planning capabilities are designed to support the clinician in determining the optimal plan for each patient at various sites throughout th.
The most common brain tumors are metastases and malignant (e.g., astrocytomas) or benign (e.g., meningiomas, acoustic neuromas) primary tumors. Brain metastases occur in 5-10.
The most common spinal lesions are metastatic tumors, which occur in 5-10% of all patients with cancer. In the U.S., spinal metastases affect more than 100,000 individuals pe.
Lung cancer is a highly prevalent disease; in 2005 there were an estimated 173,000 new cases in the U.S. alone, with 164,000 deaths. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cance.
It is estimated that in 2005 there were 17,550 new cases of liver and biliary cancer in the U.S. and 15,420 cancer related deaths. In the world, 626,162 new cases were diagno.
About 32,000 new cases of primary cancer of the pancreas were diagnosed in the U.S. in 2005, and as many people died from this disease. World incidence of pancreatic cancer w.
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot develops in a major vein, mostly in the lower leg and thigh. While there is a wide range of symptoms that patients may have (see sidebar), DVT can a.
Kidney cancer accounts for 3% of all adult malignancies and the rate of kidney cancer is increasing at 1.5% per year. In 2002, there were 208,280 newly diagnosed kidney cases.