st. louis cyberknife

1011 Bowles Ave. Suite G-50 Fenton, MO 63026 (636) 496-4660 www.stlouiscyberknife.com

St. Louis CyberKnife is a service of SSM Cancer Care.

http://www.stlouiscyberknife.com

What is CyberKnife? CyberKnife® treats pa0ents with a procedure called stereotac(c radiosurgery. Stereotac0c radiosurgery is a noninvasive method of trea0ng tumors with high-‐dose radia0on 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 radia0on beam — aCached to a highly maneuverable robo0c arm. •  The machine’s robo0c arm moves around you, aiming

and firing targeted radia0on beams from numerous angles.

•  The imaging and tracking system con0nually updates the tumor loca0on throughout the treatment procedure, compensa0ng for pa0ent movements like breathing.

•  Treatment sessions typically last 30 -‐ 90 minutes.



CyberKnife Stereotac(c Radiosurgery

Conven(onal Radia(on Therapy

Linac Stereotac(c Radiosurgery

Proton Therapy

Daily dose 5.0-‐2.0 Gy per frac0on

1.8-‐3.0 Gy per frac0on

5.0-‐20 Gy per frac0on

1.8-‐2.0 Gy per frac0on

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 pa0ents in as few five or fewer visits •  Pain-‐free and requires no anesthesia •  Minimal side effects •  Outpa0ent procedure •  Constantly corrects for tumor or pa0ent movement

throughout procedures

•  Reaches most tumors from virtually unlimited direc0ons with robo0c mobility

•  Minimizes radia0on exposure to healthy 0ssue surrounding a tumor site

•  Lesions previously treated with maximum allowed radia0on doses may be treated



What does CyberKnife treat? •  Arteriovenous malforma0on •  Bone metastases •  Brain tumors

•  Acous0c neuroma •  Brain metastases •  Gliomas

•  Astrocytoma •  Glioblastoma mul0forme •  Glioma •  oligodendroglioma

•  Meningioma •  Pituitary adenoma

•  Kidney tumors •  Liver tumors •  Lung tumors •  Ocular/orbital tumors •  Prostate cancer •  Pancrea0c cancer •  Spinal tumors •  Trigeminal neuralgia


What is the treatment process?

Consulta0on Appointment

Meet with the CyberKnife team

Create an individualized treatment plan

Poten0al Pretreatment Procedures*

CT Scan MRI Lab Studies Tissue Markers

(extracranial tumors or lesions)

CyberKnife Treatment

Technicians help you onto the

treatment table

CyberKnife’s robo0c arm moves around you firing targeted radia0on

beams

The advanced tracking system takes X-‐ray images to ensure the

radia0on beam remains locked on the

tumor

If needed, you return for up to 4 more treatments.

Follow-‐up Follow-‐up imaging

and physical consulta0on 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 consulta0on visit.



Our Center St. Louis CyberKnife combines experienced physicians and the latest medical advances to provide pa0ents with excep0onal care. SSM Cancer Care is accredited by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer for its comprehensive cancer program. Our doctors are board-‐cer0fied in radia0on oncology and have several areas of specialty, including head and neck cancers and prostate, lung and breast cancers. Our CyberKnife nurse navigator is an integral part of our pa0ent care approach, providing clinical support and care coordina0on for our pa0ents and their families.

Connect with us


View a list of our radia(on oncologists. Our Staff: CyberKnife Nurse Navigator: Vicki HartneC RN OCN Site Administrator: Jennifer Moore RN BSN OCN Physicist: DR. Mark Pohlman PhD, DABR Dosimeter: Insoo Moon CyberKnife Therapist: Susan Barnhart RTT CyberKnife Therapist: Ryan Menke RTT


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The US Radiosurgery Network

In partnership with SSM Cancer Care, St. Louis CyberKnife is a US Radiosurgery facility. 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. 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 facili0es is ac0vely engaged in research, with physicians regularly presen0ng papers and authoring ar0cles 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 func0onal disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia, have become key treatment areas throughout the network of centers.



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