CyberKnife® Treatments

What types of tumour or neurosurgical treatments can be given?

CyberKnife is cleared with the FDA (the US medical regulatory authority) to treat tumours and lesions anywhere in the body when radiation treatment is indicated. The principal treatments offered by the CyberKnife system are as follows.

Brain

When conventional therapy has been insufficient

CyberKnife treatments can sometimes be performed after conventional therapy, if the tumour could not be controlled. This is an important advantage as there may be no other option for some of these patients.

Where can I find clinical evidence of CyberKnife® treatments?

The CyberKnife system is based on radiation technology that has been proven for 30 years. Thousands of patients have received CyberKnife treatments worldwide, and many clinical studies with the CyberKnife have been published in medical journals.

How to be assessed for treatment

Visit the CyberKnife Patients page. There you will find details of how to apply for assessment at a choice of CyberKnife centres, without cost or commitment.

For further details the manufacturers Accuray Inc. offer two web sites. Information for patients: www.cyberknife.com. Clinicians, corporate and technical information: www.accuray.com.

Acoustic neuroma
Meningeoma
Pituitary adenoma
Other neuromas
Metastases

Gliomas (selected cases)
AVM (arterio-venous malformations)
Trigeminal neuralgia
Haemangioblastomas
Jugular foramen tumours

Eye

Uveal melanoma

Spine

Metastases
Neuromas
Meningeomas

Spinal lesions are treated with the Xsight software package, which enables treatment without the need to place invasive fiducials for spinal tracking.

Body

Lung metastases (single)
Lung cancer (Stage I)
Renal cell cancer (Stage I)

Liver tumours
Pancreas
Prostate

Haemangioblastomas
Tumour pain
MPNST (malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours)

Body lesions are treated with the Synchrony® (breath triggered robot movement) system.

Note: these treatments are more complex than brain and spine treatments and may require coordination with other medical specialists. Preparatory procedures are required approximately one week before CyberKnife can be used, since the markers that are implanted must be allowed to settle.

Cyberknife for tumours in the spine and lungs

CyberKnife Radiosurgery Brain and Spine Soft Tissue Tumours Typical Treatment CyberKnife Patients

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