Case Study # 1: Prostate Cancer Patient Joseph Cirrone, MD, Radiation Oncologist History & Presentation The patient is a 68-year-old white male with a past medical history significant for hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Patient had a routine physical examination with screening PSA performed in October of 2013. The PSA was noted to be 5.5 ng/ml. The…
Precision CyberKnife Referral Guidelines PROCEDURE: Consults are performed by the Radiation Oncologist. At the time of consultation a medical history is obtained and records and imaging are reviewed. The past medical and past surgical history is recorded and the social history, family history, and review of systems are noted. After the physical examination is done,…
What are the patient benefits of treatment with the CyberKnife System? Patient benefits include: No incision Pain-free treatment No anesthesia No hospitalization Little or no recovery time Immediate return to daily activities What side effects can I expect after a CyberKnife treatment? Most patients experience minimal to no short-term side effects and often recover quickly.…
You will first meet with your treatment team which includes a radiation oncologist and support staff. The goal of this meeting is to determine if Precision CyberKnife treatment is right for you and to explain your treatment plan. Fiducial Placement Some patients, particularly those with lung, abdomen or prostate tumors, will need to have fiducial…
Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment Treatments for trigeminal neuralgia may include steroids and other medications or invasive brain surgery to lift the blood vessel from pressing on the trigeminal nerve. The risks involved with brain surgery include stroke, bruising and swelling of the brain, facial paralysis, hearing loss and paralysis of the muscles that control movement of…
Prostate Cancer Treatment One of the major challenges in treating prostate tumors with traditional radiation therapy is the unpredictable movement of the prostate during treatment. Precision CyberKnife of NY solves this problem by continuously tracking the exact location of the tumor and correcting for any movement of the prostate throughout the course of the treatment.…
Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Many pancreas tumors are not surgically removable because they are located near critical blood vessels. A major challenge in treating pancreatic cancer with traditional radiation is that these tumors move in relation to the nearby blood vessels as the patient breathes. As a result, the tumor may not get enough radiation and…
Lung Cancer Treatment A tumor in the lungs moves with each breath, making it difficult to accurately target with standard radiation therapy. Precision CyberKnife’s sophisticated software and respiratory tracking system allows for confirmation of the exact location of the lung tumor and continuously tracks the tumor’s movement throughout treatment. The pinpoint accuracy of Precision CyberKnife…