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Cyberknife treatment is not done through an incision or cut on the body. It is called a Cyberknife because of its precision like a knife. The treatment is delivered from a distance, & no form of incision or cut is needed.

The medical team may ask for additional investigations like MRI, CT scan depending on the area to be treated. Moreover, in certain situations, the team may suggest the implantation of markers called fiducials which can help identify & track the tumor during the treatment, adding to the precision of treatment.

The number of sessions depends on the diagnosis, area to be treated & the presence of critical normal structures nearby. It is decided and discussed by the medical team with the patient at the time of the first consultation. In the case of treatment offered by stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), it is a single session treatment. If it is stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT), it may be multiple sessions, given one treatment per day. Even in the case of multiple sessions, the total number of treatments ranges from 3-6.

Cyberknife is a painless treatment. The patient will not feel any pain, heat, or shock during the treatment.

The patient will be able to go back home on the same day after treatment. Cyberknife treatments are generally OPD-based.

Side effects are generally mild and minimal. The medical team will discuss the possible side effects with the patient during the initial consultation.

Cyberknife is involved in one of the radiation therapies called SRS or stereotactic radiosurgery. The other name for this procedure is stereotactic radiotherapy which precisely kills the tumors through focused doses of radiation.

For the majority of the patients treated with Cyberknife, the success rate is more than 97%. The patients recovered from tumors after cyberknife are going disease-free for more than 4 years.

The side effects occurring due to radiation from the Cyberknife treatment may be hemoptysis, radiation fibrosis, breathing difficulty, radiation pneumonitis, etc.

The effectiveness and local control of this type of treatment are equal to other surgeries. As cyberknife treatment is non-invasive, the chances of side effects are significantly very less.

As it is non-invasive, there is no need for an immobilization device. Hence, a patient won’t experience any pain during this treatment. Moreover, it can reach untreatable lesions in the brain or the body.

Although the cost may vary depending upon the case, the average cost of cyberknife treatment may be between 4 lakhs to 5 lakhs. However, radiation therapy may cost you around Rs 50,000 to nearly 2 lakhs.

The straight answer to this is NO as fatigue is the most common side effect. Although patients can get back to their regular activities after the procedure, it is recommended not to drive after the cyberknife treatment.

No, because the treatment is targeted towards the specific lesion. As the accuracy of this treatment is high, skin burns or hair loss will not occur after it.

Yes, it is the best alternative to radiation therapy. The treatment is not just safe but also effective for untreatable tumors.