Cyberknife – relentless assistant in a local treatment of the malignant tumors

01/2018

MUDr. Jakub Cvek, Ph.D., Ing. Lukáš Knybel

Klinika onkologická FN Ostrava a LF Ostravské univerzity, Ostrava

SUMMARY

The progress in radiation oncology allows stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy to be used more and more frequently. Moreover, beside to dedicated stereotactic devices such as GamaKnife or CyberKnife, modern linear accelerators with a stereotactic superstructure can also be used in some indications. However, in case of spinal and lung stereotactic irradiation, the role of the CyberKnife is irreplaceable very often.

KEY WORDS

CyberKnife, radiosurgery, radiotherapy