Learn more about New Jersey CyberKnife and CyberKnife treatment.

1. New
Jersey
CyberKnife
at
the
J.
Phillip
Ci6a
Regional
Cancer
Center
is
a
service
of
Community
Medical
Center.
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(732)
557-­‐3120
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2. What is CyberKnife?
The
world’s
only
roboDc
radiosurgery
system,
CyberKnife
treats
paDents
with
a
procedure
called
stereotac(c
radiosurgery.
StereotacDc
radiosurgery
is
a
noninvasive
method
of
treaDng
tumors
with
high-­‐dose
radiaDon
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
radiaDon
beam
-­‐
aRached
to
a
highly
maneuverable
roboDc
arm.
• The
machine’s
roboDc
arm
moves
around
you,
aiming
and
firing
targeted
radiaDon
beams
from
numerous
angles.
• The
imaging
and
tracking
system
conDnually
updates
the
tumor
locaDon
throughout
the
treatment
procedure,
compensaDng
for
paDent
movements
like
breathing.
• Treatment
sessions
typically
last
30-­‐90
minutes.
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3. 99
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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
fracDon
Gy
per
fracDon
Gy
per
fracDon
Gy
per
fracDon
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
paDents
in
as
few
as
one
to
five
visits
• Reaches
most
tumors
from
virtually
unlimited
• Pain
free
and
requires
no
anesthesia
direcDons
with
roboDc
mobility
• Minimal
side
effects
• Minimizes
radiaDon
exposures
to
surrounding
healthy
• OutpaDent
procedure
Dssue
• Constantly
corrects
for
tumor
or
paDent
movement
• Lesions
previously
treated
with
maximum
allowed
throughout
procedures
radiaDon
doses
may
be
treated
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5. What does CyberKnife treat?
• Arteriovenous
malformaDon
• Bone
metastases
• Brain
tumors
• AcousDc
neuroma
• Brain
metastases
• Gliomas
• Astrocytoma
• Glioblastoma
mulDforme
• Glioma
• oligodendroglioma
• Meningioma
• Pituitary
adenoma
• Kidney
tumors
• Liver
tumors
• Lung
tumors
• Ocular/orbital
tumors
• Prostate
cancer
• PancreaDc
cancer
• Spinal
tumors
• Trigeminal
neuralgia
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6. What is the treatment process?
ConsultaDon
Meet
with
the
Create
an
individualized
Appointment
CyberKnife
team
treatment
plan
PotenDal
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
roboDc
arm
moves
around
you
firing
images
to
ensure
the
If
needed,
the
paDent
returns
for
Treatment
treatment
table
targeted
radiaDon
beams
radiaDon
beam
remains
locked
on
the
up
to
4
more
treatments.
tumor
Follow-­‐up
imaging
and
physical
Follow-­‐up
consultaDon
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
consultaDon
visit.
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7. Our Center
Opened
in
2011,
New
Jersey
CyberKnife
at
the
J.
Phillip
CiRa
Regional
Cancer
Center
combines
experienced
physicians
and
the
latest
medical
advances.
Our
state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art
technology
offers
hope
to
paDents
in
New
Jersey
and
beyond.
Medical
Director
Dr.
David
D’Ambrosio
specializes
in
advanced
radiaDon
treatment
and
therapy
opDons.
His
experDse
includes
intensity-­‐modulated
and
stereotacDc
radiaDon
therapies,
including
CyberKnife
radiosurgery,
head
and
neck
cancer,
prostate
cancer
and
lung
cancer.
He
has
also
published
several
peer-­‐reviewed
research
papers
on
prostate
cancer
and
lung
cancer.
Our
center
provides
the
only
CyberKnife
technology
in
Ocean
County
New
Jersey.
Medical
Director:
Dr.
David
D’Ambrosio
CyberKnife
Nurse:
Debbie
Moriarty,
RN,
MSN,
OCN
Connect
with
us
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8. The US Radiosurgery Network
In
partnership
with
Community
Medical
Center,
New
Jersey
CyberKnife
at
the
J.
Phillip
CiRa
Regional
Cancer
Center
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
faciliDes
is
acDvely
engaged
in
research,
with
physicians
regularly
presenDng
papers
and
authoring
arDcles
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
funcDonal
disorders
such
as
trigeminal
neuralgia,
have
become
key
treatment
areas
throughout
the
network
of
centers.
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557-­‐3120
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