CyberKnife®
Medical Minutes with Alison Grann, MD
CyberKnife® radiosurgery is a safe, noninvasive 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. The treatment – which delivers beams of high dose radiation to tumors with extreme accuracy – offers new hope to patients worldwide.
The staff at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ will work with your insurance providers to have CyberKnife® radiosurgery covered, if it is determined that you are an eligible candidate for treatment.
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Treat Cancer in Five Days
Unlike traditional radiosurgery, CyberKnife®’s cutting-edge technology can track tumors in real time with continual image guidance, adjusting for breathing and correcting for movement. As a result, CyberKnife® precisely delivers radiation to the tumor, sparing surrounding healthy tissue.
Prior to CyberKnife®, a high-resolution CT scan is used to determine the size, shape and location of the tumor. This image data is transferred to the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System, where the radiation oncologist precisely plans treatment to match the desired radiation dose to the exact tumor location.
CyberKnife®’s robotic arm delivers high-dose radiation beams in an arrangement of unique angles, rotating around the patient while he or she lays comfortably on a treatment bed. The tracking technology and beam delivery system work together to pinpoint the exact target or tumor, helping to ensure a high success rate.
Benefits of CyberKnife® Radiation
CyberKnife® radiation treatment offers the following benefits:
- Safe
- Painless
- No scalpels or incisions
- No down time or recovery
- Zero or minimal side effects
- Reduced treatment time of one to five visits, compared to 30-40 visits with conventional radiation therapy
- Access to tumors in difficult-to-reach locations
- Can be used to re-treat a reoccurring tumor
- Performed on an outpatient basis
- Reduced risk of complications
- Comfortable, fast and flexible
Conditions Treated by CyberKnife® Radiation
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Brain tumors, including
- Intracranial and extracranial tumors and lesions
- Schwannomas
- Acoustic neuromas
- Meningiomas
- Pituitary adenomas
- Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)
- Prostate cancer
- Lung cancer
- Liver or hepatic cancer
- Kidney or renal cancer
- Spine cancer and spinal cord tumors
- Pancreatic cancer
- Benign tumors
- Malignant tumors (primary and metastases)
- Trigeminal neuralgia
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