Neurosurgery Journal Issues Supplement Dedicated to CyberKnife Radiosurgery Experience
for Brain and Spine Applications
The supplement, titled "CyberKnife Stereotactic Robotic Radiosurgery" features 15 papers from seven different countries, focused on brain and spine treatment using the CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System. All papers were subjected to thorough peer review by the editorial board of Neurosurgery and describe a wide range of CyberKnife treatment experiences. These papers highlight experience with the CyberKnife System from studies as large as 1,075 patients and for follow-up periods up to five years or more.
The benefits of the CyberKnife System's ability to perform radiosurgery
completely non-invasively, without the need for a head frame are highlighted
in several of the papers, including one by
Colombo and his associated authors obtained high rates of tumor control, even for large lesions and lesions near the sensitive brainstem and optic nerves, with low levels of treatment-related complications over an average 30- month follow-up. The authors estimate that the ability to treat in more than one session using the CyberKnife allowed them to treat more than 30 percent of patients that could not have been treated with single-session radiosurgery because the tumors were too large or too close to sensitive structures.
"The CyberKnife System has altered the way we think about what can be
treated with radiosurgery. We would not have treated many of these patients
using the previous single-session, frame-based procedure because of the high
risk of complications," said
About the CyberKnife(R) Robotic Radiosurgery System
The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is the world's only robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body non- invasively. Using continual image guidance technology and computer controlled robotic mobility, the CyberKnife System automatically tracks, detects and corrects for tumor and patient movement in real-time throughout the treatment. This enables the CyberKnife System to deliver high-dose radiation with pinpoint precision, which minimizes damage to surrounding healthy tissue and eliminates the need for invasive head or body stabilization frames.
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