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CyberKnife® Radiation Therapy

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AtlantiCare Cancer Care Institute

The AtlantiCare Cancer Care Institute is dedicated to providing the most advanced treatments and procedures to ensure you receive the best possible care. With that commitment, we’re proud to offer CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery to our South Jersey patients.

This sophisticated system can target tumors anywhere in the body with extreme accuracy using high doses of radiation, making it an ideal alternative to surgery for those with inoperable or complex tumors.

For more information about CyberKnife, and to schedule a consultation, call 1-888-569-1000.

How CyberKnife Works

Using image guidance and computer-controlled robotics, CyberKnife delivers multiple beams of high-energy radiation to tumors from virtually any direction with ultra-precision. The CyberKnife system tracks a tumor’s position, detects any tumor or patient movement and automatically corrects the treatment delivery. Because it can treat tumors anywhere in the body with sub-millimeter accuracy, higher doses of radiation can be used per session, increasing the chance of successful treatment.

Benefits of CyberKnife

CyberKnife offers many advantages over traditional invasive surgery, including:

  • No anesthesia required
  • No stabilizing frames needed
  • Noninvasive
  • Outpatient procedure
  • Minimal recovery time
  • Short treatment sessions
  • Treatment only takes one week (on average) to complete
  • Minimal damage to healthy tissue
  • Virtually painless

The CyberKnife Treatment Process

Your dedicated CyberKnife team at AtlantiCare will guide you through the entire treatment journey, which involves:

  • Scanning: Prior to treatment, you will undergo imaging procedures to determine the size, shape and location of your tumor(s). You will receive a high-resolution CT scan, MRI, angiography or a PET/PET-CT scan, depending on your type of cancer.
  • Planning: The image data from your scans will be digitally transferred to the CyberKnife system’s treatment planning software, where your oncologist will identify the exact size, shape and location of your tumor. A physicist or medical dosimetrist on your care team will generate the exact amount of radiation needed to safely destroy your tumor(s) while preserving surrounding healthy tissue.
  • Treatment: During the procedure, you will lie comfortably on the treatment table while CyberKnife delivers your treatment to the targeted area. Real-time images are taken throughout the procedure to ensure accuracy.
  • Follow up: Follow-up imaging, generally performed with a combination of CT, MRI and/or PET or PET-CT scans, is usually performed in the months following treatment to assess your progress. Your care team will work closely with you regarding further treatments and ongoing care.