Learn more about CyberKnife Center of Chicago and CyberKnife treatment.

1. CyberKnife
Center
of
Chicago
is
a
service
of
Elmhurst
Memorial
Hospital.
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2. What is CyberKnife?
The
world’s
only
robo/c
radiosurgery
system,
CyberKnife
treats
pa/ents
with
a
procedure
stereotac(c
radiosurgery.
Stereotac/c
radiosurgery
is
a
noninvasive
method
of
trea/ng
tumors
with
high-­‐
dose
radia/on
precisely
aimed
from
different
angles.
How
does
CyberKnife
work?
CyberKnife
does
not
require
surgery
and
there
is
no
cu7ng
or
anesthesia
required.
Comprised
of
a
compact
linear
accelerator
-­‐
a
machine
that
generates
a
radia/on
beam
-­‐
aDached
to
a
highly
maneuverable
robo/c
arm.
• The
machine’s
robo/c
arm
moves
around
you,
aiming
and
firing
targeted
radia/on
beams
from
numerous
angles.
• The
imaging
and
tracking
system
con/nually
updates
the
tumor
loca/on
throughout
the
treatment
procedure,
compensa/ng
for
pa/ent
movements
like
breathing.
• Treatment
sessions
typically
last
30
-­‐
90
minutes.
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4. Why Choose CyberKnife?
CyberKnife
Conven(onal
Linac
Proton
Therapy
Stereotac(c
Radia(on
Stereotac(c
Radiosurgery
Therapy
Radiosurgery
Daily
dose
5.0-­‐2.0
1.8-­‐3.0
5.0-­‐20
1.8-­‐2.0
Gy
per
frac/on
Gy
per
frac/on
Gy
per
frac/on
Gy
per
frac/on
Number
of
3-­‐5
days
6-­‐7
weeks
3-­‐5
days
6-­‐7
weeks
treatments
Accuracy
((ssue
20-­‐30
20-­‐30
1.5
millimeters
1-­‐5
millimeters
margin)
millimeters
millimeters
Number
of
radia(on
beams
100-­‐200+
beams
2-­‐7
beams
5-­‐15
beams
2-­‐3
beams
Con(nuous
correc(on
for
breathing
and
YES
NO
NO
NO
movement
• Treats
pa/ents
in
as
few
as
one
to
five
visits
• Reaches
most
tumors
from
virtually
unlimited
• Pain
free
and
requires
no
anesthesia
direc/ons
with
robo/c
mobility
• Minimal
side
effects
• Minimizes
radia/on
exposure
to
healthy
/ssue
• Outpa/ent
procedure
surrounding
a
tumor
site
• Constantly
corrects
for
tumor
or
pa/ent
movement
• Lesions
previously
treated
with
maximum
allowed
throughout
procedures
radia/on
doses
may
be
treated
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5. What does CyberKnife treat?
• Arteriovenous
malforma/on
• Bone
metastases
• Brain
tumors
• Acous/c
neuroma
• Brain
metastases
• Gliomas
• Astrocytoma
• Glioblastoma
mul/forme
• Glioma
• oligodendroglioma
• Meningioma
• Pituitary
adenoma
• Kidney
tumors
• Liver
tumors
• Lung
tumors
• Ocular/orbital
tumors
• Prostate
cancer
• Pancrea/c
cancer
• Spinal
tumors
• Trigeminal
neuralgia
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6. What is the treatment process?
Consulta/on
Meet
with
the
Create
an
individualized
Appointment
CyberKnife
team
treatment
plan
Poten/al
Tissue
Markers
Pretreatment
CT
Scan
MRI
Lab
Studies
(extracranial
tumors
or
lesions)
Procedures*
The
advanced
tracking
CyberKnife’s
system
takes
x-­‐ray
CyberKnife
Technicians
help
you
onto
the
robo/c
arm
moves
around
you
firing
images
to
ensure
the
If
needed,
the
pa/ent
returns
for
Treatment
treatment
table
targeted
radia/on
beams
radia/on
beam
remains
locked
on
the
up
to
4
more
treatments.
tumor
Follow-­‐up
imaging
and
physical
Follow-­‐up
consulta/on
to
monitor
tumor’s
progress
*The
procedures
required
as
part
of
your
individualized
treatment
plan,
and
the
order
in
which
they
will
occur,
will
be
explained
during
your
consulta/on
visit.
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7. Our Center
CyberKnife
Center
of
Chicago
opened
in
August
2009
and
combines
experienced
physicians
and
the
latest
medical
advances.
At
CyberKnife
Center
of
Chicago,
our
state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art
technology
offers
hope
to
pa/ents
in
the
Chicago
suburbs
and
beyond.
Two-­‐thirds
of
our
pa/ents
have
come
from
outside
Elmhurst
Memorial
Hospital’s
service
area
and
the
center
has
treated
pa/ents
from
as
far
away
as
Montana
and
South
Carolina.
CyberKnife
Center
of
Chicago
has
a
dedicated
CyberKnife
Nurse
Navigator
who
works
with
our
physicians
and
pa/ents
to
coordinate
care
and
manage
the
treatment
process.
Medical
Director:
Dr.
Andy
Su
CyberKnife
Nurse:
Griselle
Romero
Medical
Physicist:
Christopher
Peck
Connect
with
us
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8. The US Radiosurgery Network
In
partnership
with
Elmhurst
Memorial
Healthcare,
CyberKnife
Center
of
Chicago
is
a
US
Radiosurgery
facility.
Based
in
Nashville,
Tennessee,
US
Radiosurgery
is
a
division
of
Alliance
Oncology
and
partners
with
hospitals
and
physician
groups
around
the
U.S.
to
develop
and
operate
full-­‐body
radiosurgical
centers.
Collec(vely,
the
US
Radiosurgery
network
of
centers
has
treated
thousands
of
pa(ents
since
the
opening
of
the
company’s
first
center
in
2003.
The
group
of
facili/es
is
ac/vely
engaged
in
research,
with
physicians
regularly
presen/ng
papers
and
authoring
ar/cles
related
to
the
efficacy
of
CyberKnife
treatment
for
various
types
of
tumors
and
lesions.
Tumors
of
the
lung,
brain
and
prostate,
as
well
as
certain
func/onal
disorders
such
as
trigeminal
neuralgia,
have
become
key
treatment
areas
throughout
the
network
of
centers.
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