CyberKnife: Fighting tumors with state of the art laser technology

CyberKnife: Fighting tumors with state-of-the-art laser technology

Austin Brain & Spine is proud to offer CyberKnife - an innovative technology for surgical treatment of certain types of brain tumors. It's a unique tool that utilizes an image-guidance system, similar to those used in high-tech guided missiles, to verify the location of a tumor. The CyberKnife system can treat tumors and lesions other devices cannot because of its increased flexibility and the ability to deliver multiple treatments.

CyberKnife is able to compensate for both patient and tumor movement by using live radiographic images that correlate with pre-operative images to determine patient and tumor position repeatedly throughout the procedure. Once the tumor location has been precisely mapped, the linear accelerator attached to a multi-jointed robotic arm goes to work, delivering multiple, highly-focused beams of radiation from many targeting positions and angles. These beams all intersect within the tumor or lesion, delivering a high dose of radiation with great accuracy while sparing normal tissue.

Benefits of CyberKnife

CyberKnife is one tool that enables Austin Brain & Spine to deliver conservative and advanced care of the highest quality. Unlike open surgery and alternative treatments, CyberKnife is primarily an outpatient procedure. Most patients require a total of one to three treatments, with each lasting approximately one to three hours.

Other benefits to the patient include:

1. CyberKnife is painless
2. There is no sedation during treatment
3. There are no incisions
4. No blood loss
5. No recovery time - a patient can go home the same day.
6. Lower risk and fewer complications than open surgery

Dosage distributions are adjusted to minimize radiation, sparing normal tissue. For more information, please visit austincyberknife.com