reno cyberknife

645 North Arlington Ave Suite 120 Reno, NV 89503 (775) 348-‐9900 www.renocyberknife.com

Reno CyberKnife is a service of Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center.

http://www.renocyberknife.com/

What is CyberKnife? The world’s only roboGc radiosurgery system, CyberKnife treats paGents with a procedure called stereotac(c radiosurgery. StereotacGc radiosurgery is a noninvasive method of treaGng tumors with high-‐dose radiaGon 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 radiaGon beam -‐ aTached to a highly maneuverable roboGc arm. •  The machine’s roboGc arm moves around you, aiming and

firing targeted radiaGon beams from numerous angles. •  The imaging and tracking system conGnually updates the

tumor locaGon throughout the treatment procedure, compensaGng for paGent 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 fracGon

1.8-‐3.0 Gy per fracGon

5.0-‐20 Gy per fracGon

1.8-‐2.0 Gy per fracGon

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 paGents in as few as one to five visits •  No cu[ng and no anesthesia required •  Minimal side effects •  OutpaGent procedure •  Constantly corrects for tumor or paGent movement

throughout procedures

•  Reaches most tumors from virtually unlimited direcGons with roboGc mobility

•  Minimizes radiaGon exposure to healthy Gssue surrounding a tumor site

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



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

•  AcousGc neuroma •  Brain metastases •  Gliomas

•  Astrocytoma •  Glioblastoma mulGforme •  Glioma •  oligodendroglioma

•  Meningioma •  Pituitary adenoma

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



What is the treatment process?

ConsultaGon Appointment

Meet with the CyberKnife team

Create an individualized treatment plan

PotenGal Pretreatment Procedures*

CT Scan MRI Lab Studies Tissue Markers

(extracranial tumors or lesions)

CyberKnife Treatment

Technicians help you onto the

treatment table

CyberKnife’s roboGc arm moves around you firing targeted radiaGon

beams

The advanced tracking system takes x-‐ray

images to ensure the radiaGon beam

remains locked on the tumor

If needed, the paGent returns for

up to 4 more treatments.

Follow-‐up Follow-‐up imaging

and physical consultaGon 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 consultaGon visit.



Our Center Opened in 2008, Reno CyberKnife is part of Saint Mary’s Cancer Center, naGonally accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer as well as the NaGonal AccreditaGon Program for Breast Cancer. Reno CyberKnife also is part of Saint Mary’s Brain Tumor Center. Dr. Jonathan Tay, Reno CyberKnife medical director, is widely known for his contribuGons to prostate cancer treatment. Under his leadership, Reno CyberKnife has developed cancer clinical trials and implemented a variety of prostate cancer therapies. Dr. Tay also was named one of Nevada Business Magazine’s 2010 “Health Care Heroes” for his contribuGons in the medical field.

Medical Director: Dr. Jonathan Tay Medical Physicist: David Chamberlain

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The US Radiosurgery Network

In partnership with Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Reno 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 faciliGes is acGvely engaged in research, with physicians regularly presenGng papers and authoring arGcles 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 funcGonal disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia, have become key treatment areas throughout the network of centers.



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