CyberKnife for Installation at Gyeongsang National University Hospital Will Expand Patient Access
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, today announced that the Gyeongsang National University Hospital (GNUH) in Jinju, South Korea has purchased a CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System. This marks the seventh System sold in the country and its first equipped with the RoboCouch Patient Positioning System. GNUH is the first national university hospital in the country to purchase the System, allowing patients greater access to the benefits of radiosurgery.
With two decades of history, GNUH, the largest medical facility in the province, has been contributing to improving the health and quality of life of its patients with its 28 professional medical departments. The purchase of the CyberKnife System will initiate the development of a stereotactic radiosurgery practice. The System will be utilized for both intracranial and extracranial treatments, offering a full range of therapeutic options in the community.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer has been the leading cause of death in the Republic of Korea since 1983. Approximately 110,000 people develop cancer annually in Korea with 64,000 annual fatalities. The government's cancer control policy was started in 1989 when it formulated a plan to establish the National Cancer Centre (NCC). It aims at decreasing cancer mortality in year the 2015 through a comprehensive control program and full government support regarding health equity and alignment with worldwide effort for cancer control.
About the Gyeongsang National University Hospital
The Gyeongsang National University Hospital (GNUH) is a 960-bed critical care medical facility located on the Chilam Campus. It has a staff of more than 950 people and is the largest medical facility in the province. The hospital has 28 clinical departments that provide a wide variety of medical services and treatment therapies. Annually, the hospital treats over 500,000 patients. The hospital also functions as a training and research hospital for GNUH medical students and staff.
About the CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System
The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is the world's only robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body non-invasively. Using continual image guidance technology and computer controlled robotic mobility, the CyberKnife System automatically tracks, detects and corrects for tumor and patient movement in real-time throughout the treatment.
