TREATMENT
To date, more than 2,000 patients have been treated with Cytotron for Osteoarthritis around the world. The Cytotron System has been cleared regarding the relative safety standards.
Cytotron Treatment
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How is the cytotron treatment applied?
The affected joint (for example, knee) is placed inside the Cytotron machine. The desired exposure characteristics (like the cartilage to bone gap, skin to cartilage distance, Name, age, gender, height and weight etc.,) are fed into the computer. The computer then computes various wave front and spin frequencies, pulse amplitudes, field strength etc., there after the operator precisely focuses the beams on the required site.
What is the treatment procedure?
For Osteoarthritis the Cytotron treatment consists of 30 minutes session for 21 consecutive days. For cancer the treatment consists of 1 hour session for 28 days. Prior to the Cytotron treatment, MRI or X-ray examination will be necessary. The patients do not feel any pain or discomfort during the treatment.
Comparison of Joint Replacement and Cytotron
| Comparison | Replacement | Cytotron |
| Procedure | Surgical prosthesis replacement | Purely external with beam of rays |
| Scar of cut | Yes | No |
| Pain | Yes | No |
| Hospital stay | Few days | ½ hour daily |
| Return to work | In days to weeks | Same day |
| Danger of procedure | ++ | Negligible |
| Procedure deaths | Rare | Nil |
| Complications | ++ | Not known |
| Preventive effect | No | Yes |
| Tissue Regeneration | No | Often |
| Acceptance by patients | Reluctant due to risk & expenses | Very well accepted. |
| Acceptance by doctors | Accepted well | Reluctant - new |
| Success Rate | Varies (view note 1) | 80% |
| Cost | $4,800 - $40,000 (one knee) |
About $4,000 (RM 15,000 for both Knee) |
Note 1: Wide range of acclaimed success rates from different hospitals, centres and countries. Most of the success rates do not elaborate the high risk realities such as inability to walk even after operation, inflammation/ infection which may occur much later after a successful replacement. Some need to perform subsequent operations to rectify the imperfections. Amputation, though rare, happen in cases where the prosthesis break from impact of being hit or falling.