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Cyberknife Radiosurgery for Kidney Cancer

Nephrologists-Kidney Specialists
Kidney cancer is the abnormal growth of kidney cells and is among the common cancers. Also called renal cancer, it is usually of two types named Urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) and Renal cell carcinoma (RCC). More than 75% of the primary renal cancers are RCC while UCC accounts for the rest. Both these types of kidney cancers develop in varying ways that require different treatment plans. While RCC is a very common type of kidney cancer, it is essential to know the right treatment procedure for the same. Well, Cyberknife Radiosurgery is an ideal option to treat this cancer for people who don’t want to undergo surgery.

Stereotactic Radiosurgery using Cyberknife System for Kidney Cancer

Stereotactic Radiosurgery using the Cyberknife System is becoming more popular than ever for the treatment of kidney cancer. The response rate of the cancer lesions to Cyberknife Radiosurgery is going as high as 90% in many cases. Radiotherapy is becoming an ideal choice of treatment when it comes to non-invasive procedures for the treatment of primary and metastatic UCC and RCC. A majority of metastatic kidney lesions have been ablated successfully with the help of Cyberknife Radiosurgery. Despite a recurrence rate of metastatic lesions after conventional therapy, the entire destruction of lesions with no recurrence is visible proof of the effectiveness of Cyberknife Radiosurgery.

The precision of Cyberknife Radiosurgery

With the help of CT, it is easy to place gold fiducial markers within the kidney. Cyberknife System helps to lock onto the implanted fiducial markers and correlate with the respiratory cycle of the patient through optical tracking. This helps to target the kidney lesion with precision even during the breathing cycle and no exposure to the surrounding normal tissues. Cyberknife Radiosurgery targets the lesions from different angles with the preservation of normal tissue adjacent to the lesion.

How & where to get Cyberknife treatment

Cyberknife Machines are extremely expensive, and operating Cyberknife requires high level of expertise. Thus, it is done at only the most premium hospitals globally. Fortunately, quite a few top hospitals in India have cyberknife and have expert doctors (majorly neurosurgeons & radiation therapists) for the same. We have a listing of the best cyberknife doctors in India who work at India’s finest hospitals and have great expertise in cyberknife. You may also check the cost of cyberknife treatment in India for better planning of treatment.

FAQs

Cyberknife Radiosurgery is a non-invasive procedure with no involvement of anesthesia or incisions. The session doesn’t last long and hence, you can drive after the treatment; however, if possible, better to avoid.

The procedure of Cyberknife Radiosurgery takes about 1 to 5 sessions spread over a time of 10-15 days. This is very less in comparison to conventional radiotherapy requiring even months.
The procedure of Cyberknife Radiosurgery involves Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. The procedure precisely delivers radiation doses while maintaining accuracy.
Some of the advantages of Cyberknife Radiosurgery include pain-free procedure, no need to make cuts, fewer treatment sessions, outpatient procedures, recovery time is less, and can treat various types of tumors.

To simply put, a patient undergoing Cyberknife Treatment does not experience any significant side effects and can instantly return to routine activities.

A single session of Cyberknife Radiosurgery may require around 30 minutes to 2 hours. In most cases, the time required for a single session is very less.

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