Spine Tumours
The spinal cord sends messages from the brain to various parts of your body, allowing your organs to function and allowing you to control movements like walking. That is why, when it comes to treating tumours in or near the spine's complex and delicate tissues and structures, precision is critical. The CyberKnife S7 System is a painless, non-invasive treatment option for cancers and/or metastases at any point on the spine, including complicated neurosurgical cases.
What exactly is the CyberKnife S7 treatment?
The CyberKnife S7 System is the first and only radiotherapy device to offer true robotic precision as well as the ability to track, detect, and adapt to tumour motion in real time. The system uses stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to treat spine lesions in a single or few sessions, delivering high doses of precisely targeted radiation to destroy tumours while minimising radiation exposure to nearby healthy tissues surrounding the tumour. The CyberKnife S7 Systems provides effective tumour control and may provide significant pain relief after spine tumour treatment. 1 Patients who are ineligible for surgery or whose tumours cannot be completely removed surgically can benefit from CyberKnife SRS's unrivalled sub-millimeter accuracy.
Key CyberKnife S7 treatment advantages
Non-invasive and non-surgical
The tumour is under very good local control.
Significantly lower occurrence of common side effects
Treatments are typically completed in 1-5 treatment sessions over the course of 1-2 weeks.
During treatment, most patients can resume normal activities.