How Much Does CyberKnife Treatment Cost?

Procedure

The therapy process begins once patients have been evaluated and evaluated by the interdisciplinary team. The following three actions are part of the procedure:

• Setup for the treatment.
• Planning the treatment.
• Treatment Provision.

These operations can all take place on the exact same day or during different trips. The CyberKnife treatment preparation process does not necessitate the patient’s confinement to an acute care setting while the programme is developed, in contrast to conventional stereotactic radiosurgery. Patients are allowed to leave the office between therapeutic planning sessions.

Setup for the Treatment

• The team proposes the general details of radiation transportation throughout the therapeutic installation.
• If a tumour has been removed, a plastic mask made just for the individual will be made.
• To assist the radiation oncologist in mapping the tumour, a patient is subjected to imaging tests before the therapy. These scans may use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), ultrasonography, and computed tomography (CT) scans. The computer in the CyberKnife system receives the scan data and builds a three-dimensional map of the tumour.
• The patient wears a mask while having a CT scan with iodinated dye comparison.
• In order for the computer to properly pinpoint the location of the lesion from a three-dimensional distance, the CT information is then combined into the treatment planning applications and reconstructed, showing different patient locations associated with photographs of the target.

Planning the treatment

• CyberKnife therapy planning determines the quantity, dose, and pattern of radiation ray targets by combining the clinical knowledge of the radiation oncologist and physicist with the power of high-speed computers.
• The CyberKnife makes a lot of computations during the planning stage to determine the most effective radiation delivery schemes.

Treatment Provision

• The patient returns for therapy delivery shortly after preparation for the therapy is concluded.
• The patient is immobilised with the appropriate equipment while lying face-up on the treatment table during therapy.
• The imaging programme speeds up digital X-rays of the patient’s position and tumour localization at the beginning of the actual therapy.
• This data is transmitted to the arm, which can then move the LINAC into the desired position.
• The robot moves around the patient and retargets the LINAC at various locations while the treatment proceeds. A little radiation beam is sent to each location. To complete therapy, this process is repeated 50 to 300 times in different locations near the patient.

During the Treatment

• The patient is required to lie down on a table comfortably once the treatment planning is finished.
• In order to provide radiation to the chosen component, the robotic arm of the CyberKnife system moves the linear accelerator around the intended region.
• The imaging equipment simultaneously collects X-ray scans of the area being treated and provides real-time images to pinpoint the tumour’s position. The target locations are located using the fiducial markers.
• High precision and accuracy are possible with this device throughout the treatment from various perspectives.
• Depending on the stage and location of the tumour, a patient may need 1 to 5 sessions of radiation therapy. Sessions might last anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes.
• Since the procedure has no painful side effects, no anaesthesia or painkillers are required. Through an intercom system, nurses and doctors may hear and speak with the patient while watching the process taking place in the treatment room on cameras.