
CyberKnife
CyberKnife is one of the newest linear accelerators for stereotactic radiosurgery of benign and malignant neoplasms.
“CyberKnife” – The device is equipped with a powerful computer system that allows focusing the radiation beam with microscopic precision in any part of the human body. Thanks to modern software, the system allows delivering the necessary radiation doses to the pathological focus without damaging the surrounding healthy tissues and vital organs, even at a distance of 1 mm from the target.
Synchrony breath tracking system monitors a patient’s breathing movements in real time, the system creates a personalized correlation model that predicts tumor location and movement.
Benefits of treatment
- high precision – the error is less than 1 mm, which practically excludes irradiation of healthy tissues;
- high radiation dose delivery in one session;
- treating several lesions in one session;
- isocentric or non-isocentric technique for delivery of radiation;
- multifractional treatment in just 2-5 sessions;
- irradiation of tumors of any localization, including those located near critical structures;
- painless procedure;
- non-invasiveness.
What the CyberKnife treats
CyberKnife is used to treat benign and malignant lesions of any localization. In some cases, simultaneous irradiation of several pathologic foci is possible.
Diseases that CyberKnife can treat:
- primary and recurrent brain tumors;
- brain metastases of various origins;
- primary tumors of the spinal cord;
- spinal metastases;
- arteriovenous malformations;
- trigeminal neuralgia;
- auditory neuroma;
- primary and recurrent tumors of the nasopharynx, oral cavity and sinuses;
- orbital tumors;
- laryngeal tumors;
- tumors of the carotid sinus;
- localized lung tumors;
- lung metastases;
- liver metastases of various origins;
- pancreatic tumors;
- localized prostate cancer;
- localized kidney cancer;
- retroperitoneal tumors;
- female genital tumors.