Mercy Radiosurgery Center - Chub O'Reilly Cancer Center

Mercy Radiosurgery Center - Chub O'Reilly Cancer Center is the only facility in Southwest Missouri to offer the CyberKnife. It represents revolutionary treatment for tumors, particularly those that were previously inoperable and otherwise untreatable. CyberKnife Radiosurgery delivers the most accurate radiation treatment system in the world by combining the power of two advanced technologies to precisely target tumors, even those with complex shapes.

Key patient benefits include:

• Accuracy – the only radiosurgery treatment system available with T4 or “Tight to the Tumor” accuracy.
• Greater comfort during treatment – an advanced image guidance system tracks and verifies tumor location and adjusts for a patient’s movement. Painful headframes required by other radiosurgery systems aren’t needed at Mercy.
• Outpatient procedure – eliminates the need for a lengthy hospital stay.
• Painless surgery – no incisions, blood loss or anesthesia, and little to norecovery period.
• Improved quality of life – offers an alternative or complementary therapy to traditional chemotherapy and radiation with patients receiving treatment and resuming normal daily activities.