Current indications and ongoing clinical trials with CyberKnife stereotactic radiotherapy in France in 2009
Bulletin du Cancer, 09/30/2009
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Thariat J et al. – The CyberKnife has been used to treat intracranial lesions including (but not limited to) meningiomas, acoustic schwannomas, brain oligometastases, as well as skull
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CHUM first in Canada to use robotic radiosurgery
Canadian Healthcare Technology, 09/28/2009
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The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System, now in operation at the Centre hospital CHUM, may revolutionize the treatment of both cancerous and non–cancerous tumors anywhere in the body. Used in radiation oncology, the CyberKnife System is one of the latest and
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Radiosurgical treatment of maxillary squamous cell carcinoma
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 10/30/2009
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of using the CyberKnife® system (Accuray Incorporated, Sunnyvale, California, USA), a new radiosurgical device, as a treatment option for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the maxillary sinus. A 66–year–old man with SCC stage T4 was treated using the CyberKnife system.
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Surgical strategies for managing foraminal nerve sheath tumors: the emerging role of CyberKnife ablation
European Spine Journal, 10/13/2009
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Murovic JA et al. – Surgery is beneficial for pain relief and function preservation in foraminal nerve sheath tumors. Open surgery with CyberKnife is an innovation in these tumors’ management.
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Early results of CyberKnife radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations
Journal of Neurosurgery, 10/13/2009
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Colombo F et al. – This is the first report describing a technique developed for CyberKnife radiosurgery of cerebral AVMs. The use of different imaging modalities for automatic delineation of the target and critical
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Paragangliomas of head and neck: a treatment option with CyberKnife radiosurgery
Neurological Sciences, 10/08/2009
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Bianchi LC et al. – CyberKnife radiosurgery appears to be both safe and effective in the treatment of skull base paragangliomas. Determining whether long–term complications will arise will require further
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Pancreatic Tumor Motion on a Single Planning 4D-CT Does Not Correlate With Intrafraction Tumor Motion During Treatment
American Journal of Clinical Oncology, 08/10/2009
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of pancreatic tumors. The 4D–CT planning scans cannot accurately predict the movement of pancreatic tumors during actual treatment on CyberKnife.
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Multisession Cyberknife Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Large, Benign Cranial Base Tumors: Preliminary Study
Neurosurgery, 10/26/2009
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Tuniz F et al. – Over the modest length of follow–up, multisession radiosurgery appears to be a safe and effective option for selected large, benign brain and cranial base lesions
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New treatment option emerging for some with early stage lung cancer
Internet Source, 11/05/2009
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who are not able to undergo surgery, now have a highly effective treatment option. Physicians say that option, radical stereotactic radiosurgery performed with CyberKnife, leads to a 100 percent overall survival after three years in patients with good lung function before treatment.
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New treatment option emerging for some with early stage lung cancer
Internet Source, 11/04/2009
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to undergo surgery, now have a highly effective treatment option. Physicians say that option, radical stereotactic radiosurgery performed with CyberKnife, leads to a 100 percent overall survival after three years in patients with good lung function before treatment. These are the results of a study
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