CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery and TomoTherapy Widely Accepted at Medical Centers

CyberKnife and TomoTherapy are amongst the most widely accepted radiation oncology therapies across the world. Around 23 top medical centers have installed the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System and TomoTherapy System for delivering personalised treatments for cancer patients.

The types of centres that are using these systems range from small rural community centres to large academic centres.

One of the physicians at the Swedish Radiosurgery Center in Seattle explained that these two cancer treatment systems are designed to allow the physician to customize the treatment method according to the patient’s requirements. The treatment techniques provided by these systems include static three-dimensional conformal and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). TomoTherapy provides a precise image guidance feature for accurate treatment administration for cancer patients. The CyberKnife system is equipped with automatic abilities for tracking and detecting the tumours and the patient movement. In the USA, medical centers such as the St. John Medical Center, Swedish Medical Center and Centre hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal (CHUM) have installed both the systems. Japan and Italy are amongst the other countries that have installed both the systems at various medical centers. The CEO of Accuray explained that the CyberKnife system is best suited for treating patients in their early stages of cancer or having localised tumours, while the TomoTherapy is suitable for treating patients in advanced stages of cancer or having complicated tumours. A combination of these two systems offers comprehensive treatment for all oncological treatment requirements.