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CyberKnife System

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The CyberKnife delivers a great number of independently targeted, non-coplanar radiation beams with high precision under continuous X-ray and optic image guidance for motion management. This targeted delivery of tumor dose with the capability of sparing surrounding normal tissue has proven highly effective for stereotactic body radiation therapy delivery. This chapter provides an overview of the CyberKnife system from a single institutional perspective, covering target tracking and motion management features, pretreatment patient set-up, treatment planning, and treatment delivery.

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We thank Pam Commike, PhD (Accuray Incorporated) for editorial assistance. The views expressed here are entirely the authors.

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  1. Drexel University and Philadelphia CyberKnife, 2010 West Chester Pike, Suite 115, Havertown, PA, USA

    Jun Yang, John P. Lamond, Jing Feng, Rachelle Lanciano & Luther W. Brady

  2. Interterra Medical Technologies, LLC, Naples, FL, USA

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Yang, J., Lamond, J.P., Feng, J., Wu, X., Lanciano, R., Brady, L.W. (2012). CyberKnife System. In: Lo, S., Teh, B., Lu, J., Schefter, T. (eds) Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2011_505

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