Who is a good candidate for CyberKnife?
Who is a good candidate for CyberKnife?
CyberKnife can be a good treatment option for patients who have early- stage or localized tumors, have a lesion or tumor that is untreatable by surgery or standard radiation options, are elderly or in compromised health, are on certain medications such as blood thinners or have other health concerns.
What is difference between CyberKnife and Gamma Knife?
The biggest differences between Cyberknife and Gamma Knife are that Cyberknife is not invasive, offers more flexibility because it does not use a head frame like Gamma Knife, no anesthesia is required, and Cyberknife can treat tumors throughout the body whereas Gamma Knife is limited to the brain and head region.
Can You Have Prostate Surgery After CyberKnife?
A faster return to everyday life With CyberKnife treatment, the majority of men can continue normal activity during and immediately following treatment — compared to the typical requirement to limit normal activity for three to five weeks with traditional prostate cancer surgery.
What is radiosurgery prostate?
It’s a form of external beam radiation. It can be used to treat prostate cancer and other types of cancer. Although it contains the word “knife” and is sometimes referred to as “radiosurgery,” there’s no knife or incision. SBRT is an image-guided technique of delivering high doses of radiation with extreme accuracy.
What radiation is best for prostate cancer?
IMRT, an advanced form of 3D-CRT therapy, is the most common type of external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer. It uses a computer-driven machine that moves around the patient as it delivers radiation.
What to expect with Gamma Knife radiosurgery?
Before Treatment. If a referring physician suspects that a patient has a brain tumor,or other form of neurological malformation or functional disorder,he or she will refer the patient
What conditions does Gamma Knife radiosurgery treat?
Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery technology uses many small gamma rays to deliver a precise dose of radiation to a target. Gamma Knife radiosurgery is a type of radiation therapy used to treat tumors, vascular malformations and other abnormalities in the brain.
