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Dr. Fincher said CyberKnife has proven particularly effective at treating some lung cancers.

"I just saw a lady we treated in 2005 - she had lung cancer, and it never came back," Dr. Fincher said. "The good thing about CyberKnife is you can deliver a much higher dose of radiation in a short time. The lady we treated in 2005, she got in three treatments what she normally would get in six weeks. You basically overwhelm the cancer's resistance to treatment."

Anderson's medical history includes an aortic aneurysm and stent placement for a blocked artery, factors that made CyberKnife a preferred treatment over surgery. But Anderson still felt some trepidation even after she was referred for CyberKnife treatment.
One of Anderson's sons, Tom, traveled from Charlottesville, Va., to be with his mother when she first heard the details about CyberKnife. Treatment is completely non-invasive, requires no anesthesia and is usually completed on an outpatient basis.

"We were afraid she was going to have her lung removed," Tom Anderson said. "When she said they were going to use CyberKnife, I didn't know anything about it before then. I'm the youngest sibling, so I was kind of tasked with getting all the facts."

When Delaine Anderson did get all the facts about CyberKnife, her neighbor and closest friend noticed an immediate difference.
"You could see she was smiling again," said Betty Bailey, who Anderson called a constant source of support.

"When I found out about CyberKnife, I came out of there like I was a different person," Anderson said. "Dr. Fincher explained everything to us and told me what to expect. He must have spent an hour with us to make sure we understood everything."

Though she does not use Twitter, Anderso
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