Nordwest Clinic (Krankenhaus)
Michael Van Kampen
Irradiation procedure with the help of CyberKnife is conducted at the Department of Radiotherapy in Nordwest Clinic. The specialists in radiotherapy perform the procedure.
During therapy, the device irradiates the tumor with a high dose of radiation. The accuracy of the procedure using CyberKnife is 0.5 mm. Healthy tissues are not affected.
Doctors conduct the procedure on an outpatient basis. Treatment with the CyberKnife is painless, a patient is conscious. After the process, a person can return home.
The average duration of 1 irradiation session is 2 hours.