Columbus CyberKnife

Columbus
CybeKnife
is
a
service
of
Mount
Carmel
St.
Ann's
Hospital.

495 Cooper Road Suite 125 Westerville, OH 43081 (614) 898-8300 www.columbusck.com

What is CyberKnife?
The
world’s
only
robo/c
radiosurgery
system,
CyberKnife
treats

pa/ents
with
a
procedure
called
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.


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


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


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.


Our Center
Opened
in
June
2010,
Columbus
CyberKnife
combines
experienced
physicians
and
the
latest
medical
advances.

Medical
Director
Dr.
Douglas
Widman
is
board
cer/ﬁed
in
radia/on
oncology
and
a
member
of
the
American

Society
for
Radia/on
Oncology.
He
has
a
special
research
interest
in
stereotac/c
radiosurgery.

Our
center
has
treated
pa/ents
from
around
Ohio
as
well
as
bordering
states
such
as
West
Virginia.
Based
on

pa/ent
sa/sfac/on
surveys,
Columbus
CyberKnife
has
scored
over
95%
in
all
categories
of
pa/ent
experience

measurement,
which
examines
various
factors
such
as
communica/on
with
doctors
and
staﬀ,
quality
of
care
and

likelihood
of
recommending
the
facility
to
others.

Medical
Director:
Dr.
Douglas
Widman

Medical
Physicist:
Simeon
Hodges

Connect
with
us


The US Radiosurgery Network

In
partnership
with
the
Mount
Carmel
Health
System,
Columbus
CyberKnife
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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