The CyberKnife® Stereotactic Radiosurgery system is a computer-guided, linear accelerator mounted on a robotic arm. It can be used to treat previously inoperable lesions in the brain—or anywhere in the body near vital organs—without anesthesia, incisions or the need for an immobilizing head frame.
During surgery, the patient can lie awake on a comfortable table. The CyberKnife® uses state-of-the-art computer software to track patient movement and shifting of the lesion in the patient’s body.
With extreme precision, the CyberKnife® can be programmed to deliver effective doses of radiation to all shapes of tumors and other unwanted growths. Treatments last about 40 minutes and can be repeated to achieve the desired result.
“Physicians can also use the CyberKnife® to perform functional radiosurgery for patients with Parkinson’s disease, trigeminal neuralgia and other neurological disorders,” said Neal Naff, M.D. “Using the CyberKnife® to inactivate portions of the brain, patients may gain relief from some of the disabling pain and other symptoms caused by these conditions.”
The Cyberknife® represents a revolution in radiosurgery.
“The whole art and science of radiosurgery is to either gain local control at lower doses of radiation or to deliver higher doses without the complications,” said Mark Brenner, M.D., Sinai’s chief of Radiation Oncology and medical director of the Center. “The CyberKnife® is able to accomplish
all of this.”
Sinai’s CyberKnife® Center has been treating patients since April 2003 and is an integral part of both the newly formed Spine Center at Sinai and the Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute. Please visit the web page for more information about the CyberKnife®, or call 410-601-WELL (9355).
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