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Who Can Benefit

Individuals with the the following tumors, lesions and conditions can be treated with the CyberKnife® Stereotactic Radiosurgery Program (not all-inclusive):

Intracranial:

Cancers involving the brain
Malformations of blood vessels within the brain, such as arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)
Trigeminal neuralgia
Metastatic orbital tumors, orbital lymphomas and orbital inflammations.
Benign brain tumors, such as acoustic neuromas, meningiomas, pituitary adenomas,
craniopharngiomal hemangioblastoma, schwannomas

Extracranial:

Cancers involving the spine
Lung cancers
Pancreatic cancers
Kidney cancers

What are the benefits to the patient?

No pain
No incisions
No blood
No headframes
Sub millimeter accuracy with less risk to healthy tissues
Improves quality of life during and after treatment
Takes place as an outpatient treatment
Fewer visits to the hospital
Short recovery period
Treatment option for patients who may have reached the maximum limits
of conventional radiation therapy
Treatment option for patients considered inoperable by other surgery
and stereotactic radiosurgery methods
Lower risk of complications when compared to other treatment options
Lower risk of infections