Urologists with Atlantic Health System Cancer Care are now offering prostate cancer patients a new in-state treatment option. 

The Morristown-based health care provider announced Dec. 5 that its doctors can use Focal One robotic technology to deliver high-intensity focused ultrasound to remove discrete lesions within the prostate. 

The first two cases in New Jersey were performed by Dr. Lee Pressler and Dr. Joseph Steinberg at the system’s new ambulatory surgery center at Morristown Medical Center Health Pavilion in Rockaway, according to Atlantic Health. 

The new technology, which combines real-time ultrasound image guidance with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and biopsy data, allows physicians to directly target only the tumor, sparing healthy tissue.  

Atlantic Health said this new procedure minimizes the risk of side effects such as urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction and may eliminate the need for surgical prostate removal or radiation.  

“We are incredibly proud to be the first in New Jersey to offer this breakthrough non-invasive focal therapy technology to our prostate cancer patients,” Pam Mestel, executive director of surgical services at Morristown Medical Center, said in a statement. “Combining the latest technological advancements with our nationally recognized clinical excellence is further enhanced by our ability to offer this procedure in a brand-new ambulatory surgery setting.”