CyberKnife

Atlantic Neuroscience Institute at Overlook Medical Center was the first hospital in the New York metro area and is the only hospital in northern New Jersey to offer the revolutionary CyberKnife to treat tumors and lesions in the brain, spine, lung, liver, pancreas and prostate. CyberKnife is a radiosurgical device that combines robotics and sophisticated image-guidance technology to deliver precisely targeted doses of radiation to cancerous and non-cancerous tumors - even tumors that are beyond the reach of other radiosurgery systems.

The CyberKnife is noninvasive, highly accurate and painless. There is no incision, no blood and virtually no recovery time.

CyberKnife offers:

• Greater quality of life – Because CyberKnife treatment is painless and noninvasive, complications are dramatically reduced. Treatment is usually done on an outpatient basis, with patients able to return to their normal activities right away.
  
  
• More options for people with previously inoperable tumors – CyberKnife can treat many tumors that are inoperable by conventional or other stereotactic radiosurgical methods.
  
  
• No hospitalization, less recovery time – That translates into lower medical costs for patients. Treatment is usually covered by Medicare and most private insurance companies.

CyberKnife can be used to treat:

• Intracranial and extracranial tumors and lesions
• Spine cancer and spinal cord tumors
• Malignant tumors (primary and metastases)
• Lung
• Liver
• Pancreas
• Benign tumors
• Acoustic neuromas
• Schwannomas
• Meningiomas
• Pituitary adenomas
• Arteriovenous malformations
• Trigeminal neuralgia

A multi-disciplinary team including a radiation oncologist, thoracic (thorax) surgeons, urologists, hepatic (liver) physicians, neuro-oncologist and neurosurgeon carefully review each patient’s condition to determine whether CyberKnife is an appropriate treatment option.