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Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Stereotactic radiosurgery is a highly precise form of radiation therapy initially used to treat tumors and other abnormalities of the brain. When radiosurgery is used to treat cancer in other parts of the body, the procedure is referred to as stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). Despite its name, stereotactic radiosurgery is a non-surgical procedure that delivers precisely-targeted radiation at much higher doses than traditional radiation therapy while sparing healthy tissue organs nearby. It is an important alternative to invasive surgery for tumors that are close to critical structures and are subject to movement in the body during radiation therapy.

Stereotactic radiosurgery relies on several technologies:

  • three-dimensional imaging that determines the exact coordinates of the target within the body
  • systems to immobilize and carefully position the patient
  • highly focused gamma-ray or x-ray beams that converge on a tumor or abnormality radiation
  • image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT),which uses medical imaging to confirm the location of a tumor immediately before or during the delivery of radiation to further improve the precision and accuracy of the treatment

BrainLAB® IMRS/IMRT System

This cutting-edge system allows superior sparing of nearby critical structures and a compensation of tissue inhomogeneities and surface curvature.

IMRS/IMRT is particularly suited for targets that are next to or wrapped around critical organs, and is often the only way to tailor the dose to the target's shape while minimizing radiation to nearby organs. As a result, it shows clear advantages over conventional conformal techniques.


CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System

The innovative design, unlike some radiosurgery systems, enables to target tumors anywhere in the body with sub-millimeter targeting accuracy including the prostate, lung, brain, spine, liver, pancreas, and kidney.. With the unique ability to automatically track, detect and correct for tumor and patient movement throughout the treatment, the CyberKnife System gives clinicians a pain-free treatment alternative for their patients without the use of head and body frames. The CyberKnife System can essentially “paint” the tumor with radiation allowing it to precisely deliver treatment to the tumor alone, sparing surrounding healthy tissue.

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