Cyber Knife Radio surgery in India - World’s Most Advanced Technology in India

Cyberknife Radiation Therapy

Cyberknife is the world's first and only robotic radiosurgery system which treats tumours anywhere in the body without any surgery. Though it is called Radiosurgery or Cyberknife- No knife is used for incision and no surgery is performed to treat the tumours. A new hope for patients who have inoperable or surgically complex tumors, or who may be looking for a non-surgical option.Cyberknife radiosurgery is a non –invasive, high-energy radiation treatment that delivers very precise beams of radiation from many angles outside the body. The accuracy of Cyberknife is so precise that radiation can be 'matched' to the shape of small complex tumors, even those located near critical organs. This ability allows Cyberknife to treat many lesions including some considered inoperable or untreatable with surgery.

The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System treats both cancerous and non-cancerous tumors anywhere in the body, including the prostate, lung, brain, spine, liver, pancreas and kidney.It provides a pain-free, non-surgical treatment to the patients with complex tumours which are un operable or too risky to be operated and to the patients who are looking for an alternative to surgery.

Common Conditions Treatable By CyberKnife Radiosurgery

• Astrocytoma, Glioma, Glioblastoma Multiforme, Oligodendroglioma : - CyberKnife offers superior conformance to tumour shape, which is important especially for recurrence after surgery and conventional radiotherapy. CyberKnife can also irradiate the tumour bed to delay or prevent recurrence.
• Brain metastases : - Radiosurgery may be equal to surgery for single metastases and better for multiple metastases. Advanced imaging allows CyberKnife® to treat those that are widely dispersed.
• Spinal Tumours : - CyberKnife® is regularly used to treat spinal metastases. It may also serve as a treatment for many primary spinal tumours.
• Pituitary Adenoma : - CyberKnife's® staged treatments may help to avoid or minimize the risk of visual loss and other side effects associated with single-session radiosurgery. Its superior conformance minimizes irradiation of normal tissue, including the optic chiasm and hypothalamus.
• Hemangioblastoma : - CyberKnife® non-invasively treats the tumour nodule, usually in one session, even in hard-to-reach areas. This is especially beneficial for Von Hippel Lindau disease patients who can become disabled by multiple surgeries.
• Skull Base Tumours : - The proximity of these tumours to vital nerve and vascular structures makes them surgically problematic.
• Meningioma :- For smaller meningiomas, radiosurgery is an ideally non-invasive therapy. CyberKnife® is especially safe for meningiomas adjacent to critical structures because it can be delivered in fractions.
• Neurofibroma & Schwannoma : - While these tumours' resistance to radiation makes conventional radiotherapy an option only when surgery is not, CyberKnife's® conformance makes it an effective alternative to radiation therapy and surgery for selected patients.
• Acoustic Neuroma : - Studies show that CyberKnife® treatment in stages offers the highest rates ever achieved for hearing and facial-nerve preservation besides effective control of the tumour-growth.
• Intracranial AVMs : - With CyberKnife®, we can treat locations that can't be safely approached with microsurgery or endovascular therapy. Selected AVMs have an 80% chance of disappearing after a single treatment session though it may take some time. CyberKnife® can also be used in conjunction with other therapies to remove remnants.
• Spinal AVMs : - CyberKnife® is the first and the only system to offer radiosurgical treatment of spinal AVMs .It provides the same or even more accuracy and success as for intracranial AVMs

How is Cyberknife different from Radiosurgery Systems?

The Cyberknife Robotic Radiosurgery System is a dedicated radiosurgery device in the world. Radiosurgery with Cyberknife system is not restricted for treating tumors in the neck and head.

• Non-Invasive : This procedure does not need any invasive body or head frames.
• Accurate : The minimal harm is caused to the nearby healthy tissues. High-doses of radiation are delivered with sub-millimeter accuracy.
• Beneficial : This system offers non-invasive and pain-free alternative for many patients especially for those who are diagnosed with surgically complex tumors, inoperable tumors or who are searching for an alternative to surgery.
• Robotic : This system repeatedly detects the tumor or tracks the position of the tumor, the movement of a patient and it also corrects the delivery of the treatment.
• Flexible : The traditional radiation systems just cannot offer versatility and maneuverability that the Cyberknife system offers.

Benefits of Cyberknife Radiosurgery System

Patients across the world have been successfully treated with the CyberKnife System.

• Pain free
• Non-invasive
• No anesthesia required
• Outpatient procedure
• No recovery time
• Immediate return to normal activity
• No invasive head or body frame
• No breath holding during treatment