Patient Advantages
CyberKnife treatment is a painless, noninvasive outpatient procedure. Depending on the type of tumor being treated, patients can require one to five sessions, each lasting 30 to 90 minutes. Patients lie on a table in their street clothes as the robotic arm maneuvers to deliver radiation beams from multiple points that converge with potent precision to obliterate tumors and lesions.
- CyberKnife employs a non-surgical, non-invasive, painless approach.
- CyberKnife treats tumors anywhere in the body, making it an ideal option for inoperable or surgically complex tumors.
- CyberKnife uses a patient’s skeletal anatomy to pinpoint the location of the tumor. For cranial treatments, no head or body frame is needed.
- CyberKnife’s highly advanced guidance system verifies the location of the tumor during treatment. Before each new dose of radiation is administered, the system scans the body and reports any necessary corrections for targeting the tumor.
- CyberKnife delivers treatments with sub-millimeter accuracy, minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
- Since CyberKnife constantly tracks a patient’s movement during treatment, the patient’s position never needs to be readjusted. This greatly reduces treatment time.
- CyberKnife’s precision-targeted treatment allows for more focused radiation doses to be administered. This is important for patients who have already reached the lifetime dose limit of traditional radiation therapy; they can now receive additional treatment with CyberKnife.
- CyberKnife offers a reduced risk of complications such as infections, hemorrhages, and loss of hearing or feeling that are sometimes associated with conventional surgery.
- CyberKnife boasts a patient-centric design providing a relaxed treatment experience.
- A patient does not need to stay in the hospital while the treatment plan is being developed. Additionally, a patient is free to return on different days for treatment delivery.
- CyberKnife treatments are typically performed as outpatient procedures. Patients return to the comfort of their homes after each treatment.
