What is Cyberknife radiosurgery?
Cyberknife radiosurgery is a surgical Procedure to treat tumours by using radio energy rather than the conventional blade and scalpel surgeries. This makes it a non-invasive procedure wherein a beam of radiation is directed to the site which is requiring the intervention, at a high dose. This is performed with a great amount of precision so that only the target tissue is affected by the radiations.
With advancements in robotic surgery, the principles have been employed along with the radiosurgery technique for its best results. This has enabled the accuracy to be achieved to a greater extent.
How is Cyberknife radiosurgery done?
Cyberknife radiosurgery is a quite simple and relatively quick procedure. The methods involved are enlisted below:
1) Pre-procedure evaluation and planning: This involves a team discussion and deciding on different scanning modalities like CT and MRI to gain adequate insight about the tumour location. Further it involves placing a golden marker at the location of the tumour (fiducials), which helps in identifying the location of the tumour appropriately.
2) Radiosurgery: The patient is positioned and the robotic arm moves around in order to precisely locate the tumour and then it delivers the adequate amount of radiation dose to the target site. This may be done just in a single sitting or in multiple sittings. The plan, however, is decided by the multidisciplinary team of doctors. The procedure can be almost as short as an hour, and doesn’t take much time.
3) Post procedure: The patient doesn’t usually require any observations. However, the requirements need to be assessed by the Medcure India team of doctors to ensure your safety, and is decided by considering the complete medical background of the patient.
Am I a Good Candidate for Cyberknife radiosurgery?
Cyberknife radiosurgery is more often used for neoplastic disorders with a potential to spread or cause a threat to one’s life. Also, it may be used for inaccessible non-cancerous tumors, which can affect adjacent structures by its pressure effects resulting in a significant residual deficit, in the near future.
The indications for surgery are tumors which are quite inaccessible and smaller in dimensions. The bigger they are and the more widespread they are, as in cases of widespread metastases, it becomes more difficult to perform the radiosurgery.
However, the ideal candidature to be considered in this surgery is decided by the team of doctors. They take into consideration, a complete history, do a physical examination and run a series of investigations and come up with a plan of action on an individualised basis, so that our clients are treated in their best interests.
What are the advantages of using Cyberknife radiosurgery?
The benefits of using cyberknife radiosurgery are as follows:
1) High precision and accuracy: This is a highlight of the procedure, and hence there can be no damage to normal tissue parenchyma
2) No anaesthesia requirements: This is a painless procedure and hence the procedure need not be done under general anaesthesia
3) No surgical incisions required: It is a non-invasive procedure and hence it a surgery where there is no bleeding or chance of developing scars
4) Minimal complications post procedure: The complications being minimal, there is no absolute requirement for any observation to be done and the patient can go home almost immediately after the procedure.
5) Easy accessibility and manoeuvrability: The robotic arm helps in easy manoeuvrability and hence access to deeper tissues become quite easy. Moreover, it helps in approaching deep tumours with the same amount of precision.
6) Less time consuming; it is a procedure that doesn’t require much time and will take nearly an hour for one sitting.
Why Choose MedcureIndia?
We at MedcureIndia have partnerships with most of the hospitals in India wherein technology takes a lead in management of our patients. The latest and most modern facilities are available at these centres to make sure that the remedy to your problem is attained at an affordable price.
We employ the most renowned radiation oncologist, surgical and medical oncologists for ensuring that our patients are taken care very well. Moreover, we have a good medical and technical back up from radiologists, pathologists, nursing personnel and radiation physicists, who help us achieve this target easily.
We are here to ensure your satisfaction and we make sure, that you will never regret choosing MedcureIndia.
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