mysore a robotic radio surgery system cyberknife designed to treat tumours with accuracy has been installed at apollo speciality cancer hospital chennaiaddressing reporters here on saturday director medical services and research oncology of apollo specialty hospital dr janos stumf said they have treated 12 patients ever since it was installed a fortnight ago they were treated for intracranial spine lung and prostrate tumours he addedthe firstofitskind system has been designed to treat tumours using real time image guidance technology and computercontrolled robotics to deliver exact doses of radiation to targets the director said adding the facility is a breakthrough in the treatment of cancerous and noncancerous tumours many of the complications associated with other conventional cancer therapies can also be eliminated by cyberknife the system helps minimize the damage to normal tissues besides drastically reducing the duration of the treatment the treatment does not cause pain and therefore does not require anaesthesia the cost of treatment is around rs 4 lakh