Cyberknife is the world's first and only robotic radiosurgery system which treats tumours anywhere in the body without any surgery. Though it is called Radiosurgery or Cyberknife- No knife is used for incision and no surgery is performed to treat the tumours. A new hope for patients who have inoperable or surgically complex tumors, or who may be looking for a non-surgical option.Cyberknife radiosurgery is a non –invasive, high-energy radiation treatment that delivers very precise beams of radiation from many angles outside the body. The accuracy of Cyberknife is so precise that radiation can be 'matched' to the shape of small complex tumors, even those located near critical organs. This ability allows Cyberknife to treat many lesions including some considered inoperable or untreatable with surgery.
The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System treats both cancerous and non-cancerous tumors anywhere in the body, including the prostate, lung, brain, spine, liver, pancreas and kidney.It provides a pain-free, non-surgical treatment to the patients with complex tumours which are un operable or too risky to be operated and to the patients who are looking for an alternative to surgery. To date, more than 100,000 patients have been successfully treated and more than 150 systems are installed worldwide.
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How Cyberknife Radiosurgery works ?
CyberKnife
System uses image guidance software to track and continually adjust treatment
for any patient or tumor movement. This sets it far ahead of other similar
treatments. It allows patients to breathe normally and relax comfortably during
treatment. The Cyberknife integrates two highly advanced technologies:
- An
image-guidance system tracks and verifies tumor locations and enables automatic
compensation for patient movement during treatment delivery. This system
eliminates the need for an invasive head frame.
- A
multi –jointed robotic arm with six degrees of freedom provides exceptional
maneuverability in targeting tumors. A high-energy X-ray source mounted on a
robotic arm precisely locates the position of tumor in the body and delivers
pinpoint radiation from more than 1200 angles with sub-millimeter accuracy.
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Cyberknife accuracy represents a major advance in radiosurgery. Digital
radiographic images of anatomical features or implanted fiducials are used to
precisely target the radiation. The focused radiation beams converge at the
tumor to maximize the amount of radiation that reaches the tumor and minimize
exposure surrounding health tissue
What can the Cyberknife treat?
The
CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is FDA approved, non-invasive alternative to surgery for the
treatment of both cancerous and non-cancerous tumors anywhere in the body,
including the prostate, lung, brain, spine, liver, pancreas and kidney. To
date, more than 100,000 patients have been treated and more than 150 systems
are installed worldwide.
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Primary & Metastatic Brain Tumors
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Spine Cancer
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Spinal Cord Tumors
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Soft Tissue Tumors ( Lung, Kidney, Liver, Pancreas )
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Acoustic Neuromas
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Meningiomas & Skull-base Tumors
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Pituitary Tumors
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Recurrent & Residual Tumors
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Arteriovenous Malformations ( AVMs )
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Functional Disorders, such as Trigeminal Neuralgia
Painless Treatment: There is no pain associated
with radiation treatment delivered by Cyberknife Radiosurgery system.
Frameless: The ability of Cyberknife to correct for
patient movement during treatment eliminates the pain and inconveniences
associated with the rigid metal head frame used with other stereotactic
techniques.
Full body capability: Cyberknife's unique design
allows treatment of tumors or lesions throughout the body, an entirely new
approach for radiosurgery. Radiation treatment can be administered to the brain
and spine, as well as soft tissues such as the lungs, liver, kidney and other
organs.
Outpatient treatment: The Cyberknife treatment
greatly reduces the risk of complications and lenghty recovery time associated
with traditional surgery. Cyberknife can also perform 'staged' radiosurgery –
where the total radiation dose is divided into two to five smaller doses over
several days. This is particularly beneficial for treating larger tumors or
those near sensitive areas, because it better protects surrounding tissue. After
treatment, most patients can return home and resume normal activities.
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