CyberKnife History

Quick facts about CyberKnife:

• CyberKnife was developed at Stanford University in the early 1990s. The first patient was treated in 1994.

• The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved CyberKnife for treatment of head, neck and upper spine tumors in 1999. It was cleared for full-body use in 2001.

• As of July 2008, over 50,000 patients worldwide had been treated with CyberKnife.

• There are only around 160 CyberKnife locations worldwide, and just 11 in California. Community Medical Centers is home to the only CyberKnife system between Bakersfield and the Bay Area.

• Community Regional was the first medical center in the world to offer “Gen 4” CyberKnife technology.