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During the outpatient treatment, patients lie on a table while CyberKnife's flexible robotic arm moves around them, delivering raditation to their tumors with surgical precision. Treatments last an average of 1 - 2 hours.
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The CyberKnife (CK) has a catchy name and great marketing that sometimes makes it a bit difficult to understand just what it is, whats different about it, and how it is used to treat prostate cancer. Lets de-mystify a bit. The heart of the CK is an
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Cost studies have shown radiosurgery to be less expensive than conventional surgery because it eliminates lengthy post-surgical hospital stays, expensive medication and sometimes months of rehabilitation. Radiosurgery is usually reimbursed by most
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Prior to radiosurgery, 3-5 small gold seeds are implanted in the tumor to serve as fiducial markers These markers are visible to normal diagnostic x-rays and are tracked by the CyberKnife to determine the precise position of the tumor throughout
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If you or your physician would like you to be referred to our center, please call 904-391-1100.
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In most patients there are minimal to no side effects associated with CyberKnife treatments. Your doctor can advise you of possible adverse effects based on your type of cancer and your specific treatment plan.
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Stereotactic radiosurgery treatments, including CyberKnife, are usually covered by Medicare and most private insurances. You should check with your insurance provider for more details.
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The CyberKnife is a frameless robotic radiosurgery system. It produces radiation using a small linear particle accelerator and has a robotic arm that allows the energy to be directed at any part of the body from any direction. By increasing the
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During stereotactic radiosurgery, high doses of focused radiation beams are delivered from outside of your body to destroy a tumor or lesion inside of your body. It does not remove the tumor or lesion. Instead, it destroys tumor cells or stops
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Stereotactic radiosurgery is a technique for delivering highly accurate, very large focused doses of radiation to tumors while minimally irradiating surrounding normal tissues. Radiation oncologists and neurosurgeons have been using this technique
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