Two New Jersey healthcare facilities recently shared with NJBIZ their latest technology to detect and treat tumors.

Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center

The Summit hospital announced June 19 that it’s the first in New Jersey to use GE HealthCare’s StarGuide SPECT/CT. The tool allows radiologists and surgeons to quickly detect lesions in the body.

The StarGuide system scans patients in 3D with high-quality images that can detect the size, shape and position of lesions with a high degree of accuracy and short scan times, according to Atlantic Health.

That means less time lying on the scanning table for patients.

Diagnostic and nuclear radiologist Dr. James Cassuto is the associate system medical director of nuclear medicine for Atlantic Medical Group and section chief of nuclear medicine at Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center.

“The StarGuide system offers us more than just a step up in imaging – it is a completely new tool that now allows us to guide decision-making and support procedures we couldn’t do before,” Cassuto said in a statement.

Community Medical Center

The J. Phillip Citta Regional Cancer Center at Community Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, is now treating tumors with the new CyberKnife S7 System.

The fully robotic radiotherapy device combines speed, precision and motion synchronization technology. It helps to deliver radiation treatments more quickly, according to a June 25 announcement.

The next-gen system uses robotic precision and AI-driven Synchrony technology to track, detect and adapt for tumor or patient movement, the network explained. This means shorter daily treatments for patients.

According to CMC, treatment is administered during an outpatient visit in about one to five sessions.

The nonsurgical, noninvasive treatment can target tumors and lesions anywhere in the body. However, the main areas of focus are the brain, lungs, prostate and pancreas.

“The CyberKnife S7 system will enable our cancer center’s team to effectively treat a wider range of tumor types more quickly than ever with greater precision,” said Dr. David D’Ambrosio, medical director of CyberKnife and radiation oncologist at CMC.

Take a look around

RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute also unveiled the Melchiorre Cancer Center this month. Learn more about the new Livingston facility here, and take a photo tour here.