Operational decisions ensure hospital and radiation oncology partners have latest technology, cost and time savings
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – US Radiosurgery, a leader in developing and operating full-body radiosurgical facilities, recently became the first stereotactic radiosurgery services company to use a new vault configuration to install the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System in an existing gantry LINAC vault. The accomplishment is the latest in a string of pioneering breakthroughs, including the first in the world to install next-generation CyberKnife technology at its facility in Tulsa, Okla., and one of the first commercial installations of adaptive gating software on the Novalis Tx® at its radiosurgery center in San Diego.
Each accomplishment demonstrates US Radiosurgery’s commitment to ensure that its hospital and radiation oncology partners around the country capitalize on cost- and time-efficient infrastructure options and have the latest technology to treat cancer patients.
The new vault configuration for the CyberKnife Center of Chicago, which opened in August 2009 on the campus of Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare in Elmhurst, Ill., allowed the hospital to use existing treatment space and shielding, reducing installation costs. With a smaller footprint than standard vault layouts, the gantry LINAC vault at CyberKnife Center of Chicago saved the partnership between $500,000 and $1 million.
“Not only did we help our partners save money, but we also saved time,” said Greg Spurlock, chief operating officer of US Radiosurgery, managing partner of the CyberKnife Center of Chicago. “The construction took five weeks instead of the usual six months, which allowed operations to start much faster.”
US Radiosurgery’s installation of next-generation CyberKnife technology at Oklahoma CyberKnife in Tulsa marked the first and highest upgrade of any CyberKnife in the world, giving its partners at Hillcrest Medical Center an innovative edge in cancer treatment by providing technology that can administer a 33 percent higher radiation beam in less time and without incisions, sedation or recovery time.
San Diego Radiosurgery, a US Radiosurgery facility in partnership with Palomar Regional Medical Center, was the site of one of the first U.S. commercial installations of adaptive gating software for the Novalis Tx. Adaptive gating, which adjusts for regular respiratory movement during treatment with the Novalis Tx, increases tumor-targeting accuracy. The result is a more precise radiation beam and decreased damage to normal tissue.
Spurlock says each milestone is part of US Radiosurgery’s commitment to offering health-care providers leading-edge, cost-effective options for developing and managing stereotactic radiosurgergy services.
“Our team prides itself on providing our hospital and radiation oncology partners with support and solutions that help their bottom lines and solidify leading positions in cancer care within their communities,” said Spurlock. “Each of these projects exhibits our efforts to accomplish this goal.”
US Radiosurgery is a market leader in developing and operating full-body radiosurgical centers in partnership with local health-care providers. With over 75 years experience in partnering with physicians and hospitals, US Radiosurgery provides comprehensive expertise at every level beginning with development and market analysis to financing and legal documents as well as the ongoing management and daily operations of radiosurgical centers. The company’s headquarters are in Nashville, Tenn. For more information, visit www.usradiosurgery.com or call (615) 263-7888.
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