15-minute cancer treatment: New targeted radiosurgery technology

Patients at Henry Ford Hospital now have a new cancer treatment available that offers an alternative cancer surgery, without the incision or hospital stay, treating patients in 15 minutes or less and returning them to their everyday lives.

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The Edge Radiosurgery Suite is designed to perform advanced, non-invasive cancer procedures anywhere in the body -- including the brain, spine, head and neck, adrenal gland, lung, liver and pancreas -- with extreme precision and low toxicity.

It is the first unit in North America and only available at the Josephine Ford Cancer Institute at Henry Ford Hospital.

The Edge, created by Varian Medical Systems, uses new real-time tumor tracking technology and motion management capabilities, improving both safety and comfort for patients by protecting healthy tissue with sub-millimeter-accuracy. And its "cutting edge" beam offers the agility to treat tumors that may be difficult to reach surgically.

Treatments are typically outpatient and completed within the same week -- with only one to five sessions.
Patients will begin treatment using the Edge this week at Henry Ford Hospital.

A pioneer in the use stereotactic radiation therapy, Henry Ford's Department of Radiation Oncology has treated more than 4,000 patients using this specialized type of stereotactic radiation therapy.