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keithmcgowan

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« on: January 11, 2013, 02:37:21 pm »
What cyberknife center is considered the best in treating acoustic neuromas in the U.S.
"Best" meaning most skilled and perform the most cyberknife procedures.

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leapyrtwins

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« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2013, 03:21:06 pm »
Not sure if it's considered "the best" - but Stanford (Dr. Chang) is the place I've seen the most about on the Forum. 

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« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2013, 11:21:25 pm »
Stanford is certainly the most experienced, and the vast majority of teams at facilities getting a CK train both at Accuray and Stanford. that said, I would be comfortable going to almost any CK facility as most have extensive experience with machines like GK and others
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« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2013, 11:58:47 pm »
Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix has an Acoustic Neuroma Center with Cyber Knife, Gamma Knife, and surgical facilities.

http://www.anausa.org/index.php/medical-resources/medical-center-directory/barrow-acoustic-neuroma-center

I had Gamma Knife there. My doctors were Porter, Weisskoph, Brachman.
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3/15/18 12mm x 6mm x5mm
9/21/16 12mm x 7mm x 5mm
3/23/15 12mm x 5.5mm x 4mm
3/13/14 12mm x 6mm x 4mm
8/1/13 14mm x 5mm x 4mm (Expected)
1/22/13 12mm x 3mm (Gamma Knife)
10/10/12 11mm x 4mm x 5mm
4/4/12 9mm x 4mm x 3mm (Diagnosis)

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Re: cyberknife
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2013, 02:20:52 pm »
Hi;

  St. Anthony's at Oklahoma City and Dr. Medberry have good experience. Personally, I prefer Dr. Chang at Stanford, however.
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