Austin CyberKnife

Learn more about Austin CyberKnife and CyberKnife treatment.

1. 1400 North IH 35 Austin, TX 78701 [phone] www.austincyberknife.com
Aus$n&CyberKnife&is&a&department&of&University&Medical&Center&Brackenridge.&

2. 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.$$
How$does$CyberKnife$work?$
CyberKnife)does)not)require)surgery)and)there)is)no)cu7ng)
or)anesthesia)required.)Comprised$of$a$compact$linear$
accelerator$>$a$machine$that$generates$a$radia/on$beam$>$
aDached$to$a$highly$maneuverable$robo/c$arm.$$
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• The$machine’s$robo/c$arm$moves$around$you,$aiming$
and$firing$target$radia/on$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.$
1400 North IH 35 Austin, TX 78701 [phone] www.austincyberknife.com

3. 1400 North IH 35 Austin, TX 78701 [phone] www.austincyberknife.com

4. CyberKnife)
Stereotac(c)
Radiosurgery)
Conven(onal)
Radia(on)
Therapy)
Linac)
Stereotac(c)
Radiosurgery)
Proton)Therapy)
Daily)dose) 5.0>2.0$$
Gy$per$frac/on$
1.8>3.0$$
Gy$per$frac/on$
5.0>20$$
Gy$per$frac/on$
1.8>2.0$$
Gy$per$frac/on$
Number)of)
treatments)
3>5$days$ 6>7$weeks$ 3>5$days$ 6>7$weeks$
Accuracy)((ssue)
margin))
1.5$millimeters$
20>30$
millimeters$
1>5$millimeters$
20>30$
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)
movement)
YES$ NO$ NO$ NO$
Why Choose CyberKnife?
• Treats$pa/ents$in$as$few$as$one$to$five$visits$
• Pain$free$and$requires$no$anesthesia$
• Minimal$side$effects$
• Outpa/ent$procedure$$
• Constantly$corrects$for$tumor$or$pa/ent$$$
movement$throughout$procedures$
• Reaches$most$tumors$from$virtually$unlimited$
direc/ons$with$robo/c$mobility$
• Minimizes$radia/on$exposures$to$surrounding$
healthy$/ssue$
• Lesions$previously$treated$with$maximum$allowed$
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$neuralgia$
1400 North IH 35 Austin, TX 78701 [phone] www.austincyberknife.com

6. What is the treatment process?
Consulta/on$
Appointment$
Meet$with$the$
CyberKnife$team$
Create$an$
individualized$
treatment$plan$$
Poten/al$
Pretreatment$
Procedures*$
$CT$Scan$ $MRI$ Lab$Studies$
Tissue$Markers$
(extracranial$tumors$
or$lesions)$
CyberKnife$
Treatment$
Technicians$help$
you$onto$the$
treatment$table$
CyberKnife’s$
robo/c$arm$moves$
around$you$firing$
targeted$radia/on$
beams$
The$advanced$tracking$
system$takes$x>ray$
images$to$ensure$the$
radia/on$beam$
remains$locked$on$the$
tumor$
If$needed,$the$
pa/ent$returns$for$
up$to$4$more$
treatments.$
Follow>up$
Follow>up$imaging$
and$physical$
consulta/on$to$
monitor$tumor’s$
progress$
*The$procedures$required$as$part$of$your$individualized$treatment$plan,$and$the$order$in$which$they$will$occur,$will$be$explained$during$
your$consulta/on$visit.$
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7. Our Center
Opened$in$2011,$Aus/n$CyberKnife$was$the$first$in$the$greater$Aus/n$area,$as$well$as$the$central$Texas$region,$to$
offer$CyberKnife$treatment$giving$our$physicians$the$most$experience$trea/ng$pa/ents$with$stereotac/c$
radiosurgery$treatment.$We$are$one$of$the$first$centers$in$the$world$to$install$the$Lung$Op/miza/on$Treatment$
(LOT)$system,$which$expands$our$ability$to$treat$lung$tumors$in$certain$types$of$pa/ents.$Although$CyberKnife$
treatment$does$not$require$anesthesia,$our$center$is$one$of$the$only$facili/es$in$the$country$that$provides$
general$anesthesia$for$pa/ents$who$may$need$to$be$sedated$during$treatment.$
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Aus/n$CyberKnife$is$a$department$of$University$Medical$Center$Brackenridge.$The$hospital$is$a$member$of$the$
Seton$Healthcare$Family,$which$is$a$Na/onal$Cancer$Ins/tute$Community$Cancer$Centers$Program$site.$$
Medical)Director:)Dr.$Doug$Rivera$
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CyberKnife)Nurse:)Lori$Eitelbach,$RN$
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Medical)Physicist:)Jim$Hevezi,$PhD)
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Connect)with)us)
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8. The US Radiosurgery Network
In$partnership$with$University$Medical$Center$Brackenridge,$Aus/n$CyberKnife$is$a$US$Radiosurgery$facility.$
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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.$$
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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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1400 North IH 35 Austin, TX 78701 [phone] www.austincyberknife.com