SURGICAL INFLECTION POINT. “A study conducted by the American Cancer Society found that the number of radical prostatectomies has “risen substantially” in the past decade, and patients travel great distances to be operated on with a robot. Today, four out of five prostatectomies are performed with a robot. The result is an industry at an inflection point.”
http://fortune.com/2013/01/15/meet-your-next-surgeon-dr-robot/