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Stamford Hospital’s CyberKnife Center
With the 2008 opening of Stamford Hospital’s CyberKnife® Center, we continue our commitment to excellence in the treatment of cancer in our community. Ours is the only CyberKnife in the area, and is the most convenient and accessible for patients in Fairfield County, Westchester County and New York City.
About CyberKnife From Accuray
The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System from Accuray is the world’s first and only radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body with sub-milliliter accuracy. Using image-guidance technology and computer-controlled robotics, the CyberKnife System is designed to provide continuous tracking of the tumor, to detect its location and correct for tumor and patient movement in real time, throughout the treatment. Because of its extreme precision, the CyberKnife System does not require invasive head or body frames to stabilize patient movement, an advantage that vastly increases the system’s flexibility.
Unlike traditional radiosurgery systems that only treat tumors in the head, the CyberKnife System can treat both intracranial and extracranial tumors. In fact, extracranial treatments currently represent more than 50 percent of CyberKnife System procedures in the United States, including those of the spine, lung, prostate, liver and pancreas. The CyberKnife System provides an additional option for many patients diagnosed with previously inoperable or surgically complex tumors, or patients who may be looking for an alternative to surgery.
For more information on how the CyberKnife System works click here.
Key advantages of the CyberKnife System include:
- Treats tumors anywhere in the body
- Continuously tracks, detects and corrects for tumor and patient movement throughout the treatment
- Delivers treatments with sub-millimeter accuracy, minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue
- Utilizes the skeletal structure of the body as a reference, eliminating the need for bone fiducials or invasive frames typically used with traditional radiosurgery systems
- An option for inoperable or surgically complex tumors
- Successfully treats patients in single or multiple fractions
- Provides linac maneuverability and access and coverage for any tumor volume
- Boasts a patient-centric design providing a relaxed treatment experience
- Enables superior flexibility in treatment planning:
- Forward or inverse treatment planning
- Isocentric or non-isocentric treatment plans
- Simultaneous treatment of multiple tumors
- Allows for the flexible scheduling of treatments
- Complements existing radiation therapy, IMRT or IGRT programs
For more information on how this system significantly improves patient care click here.
