Learn more about Illinois CyberKnife and CyberKnife treatment.

1. Illinois
CyberKnife
is
a
department
of
Advocate
Lutheran
General
Hospital.
1700 Luther Lane Suite 1110 Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 (847) 723-0100 www.illinoisck.com

2. What is CyberKnife?
The
world’s
only
robo/c
radiosurgery
system,
CyberKnife
treats
pa/ents
with
a
procedure
called
stereotac(c
radiosurgery.
Stereotac/c
radiosurgery
is
a
noninvasive
method
of
trea/ng
tumors
with
high-­‐dose
radia/on
precisely
aimed
from
different
angles.
How
does
CyberKnife
work?
CyberKnife
does
not
require
surgery
and
there
is
no
cu7ng
or
anesthesia
required.
Comprised
of
a
compact
linear
accelerator
-­‐
a
machine
that
generates
a
radia/on
beam
-­‐
aDached
to
a
highly
maneuverable
robo/c
arm.
• The
machine’s
robo/c
arm
moves
around
you,
aiming
and
firing
targeted
radia/on
beams
from
numerous
angles.
• The
imaging
and
tracking
system
con/nually
updates
the
tumor
loca/on
throughout
the
treatment
procedure,
compensa/ng
for
pa/ent
movements
like
breathing.
• Treatment
sessions
typically
last
30
-­‐
90
minutes.
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4. Why Choose CyberKnife?
CyberKnife
Conven(onal
Linac
Proton
Therapy
Stereotac(c
Radia(on
Stereotac(c
Radiosurgery
Therapy
Radiosurgery
Daily
dose
5.0-­‐2.0
1.8-­‐3.0
5.0-­‐20
1.8-­‐2.0
Gy
per
frac/on
Gy
per
frac/on
Gy
per
frac/on
Gy
per
frac/on
Number
of
3-­‐5
days
6-­‐7
weeks
3-­‐5
days
6-­‐7
weeks
treatments
Accuracy
((ssue
20-­‐30
20-­‐30
1.5
millimeters
1-­‐5
millimeters
margin)
millimeters
millimeters
Number
of
radia(on
beams
100-­‐200+
beams
2-­‐7
beams
5-­‐15
beams
2-­‐3
beams
Con(nuous
correc(on
for
breathing
and
YES
NO
NO
NO
movement
• Treats
pa/ents
in
as
few
as
one
to
five
visits
• Reaches
most
tumors
from
virtually
unlimited
• Pain
free
and
requires
no
anesthesia
direc/ons
with
robo/c
mobility
• Minimal
side
effects
• Minimizes
radia/on
exposure
to
healthy
/ssue
• Outpa/ent
procedure
surrounding
a
tumor
site
• Constantly
corrects
for
tumor
or
pa/ent
movement
• Lesions
previously
treated
with
maximum
allowed
throughout
procedures
radia/on
doses
may
be
treated
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5. What does CyberKnife treat?
• Arteriovenous
malforma/on
• Bone
metastases
• Brain
tumors
• Acous/c
neuroma
• Brain
metastases
• Gliomas
• Astrocytoma
• Glioblastoma
mul/forme
• Glioma
• oligodendroglioma
• Meningioma
• Pituitary
adenoma
• Kidney
tumors
• Liver
tumors
• Lung
tumors
• Ocular/orbital
tumors
• Prostate
cancer
• Pancrea/c
cancer
• Spinal
tumors
• Trigeminal
neuralgia
1700 Luther Lane Suite 1110 Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 (847) 723-0100 www.illinoisck.com

6. What is the treatment process?
Consulta/on
Meet
with
the
Create
an
individualized
Appointment
CyberKnife
team
treatment
plan
Poten/al
Tissue
Markers
Pretreatment
CT
Scan
MRI
Lab
Studies
(extracranial
tumors
or
lesions)
Procedures*
The
advanced
tracking
CyberKnife’s
system
takes
x-­‐ray
CyberKnife
Technicians
help
you
onto
the
robo/c
arm
moves
around
you
firing
images
to
ensure
the
If
needed,
the
pa/ent
returns
for
Treatment
treatment
table
targeted
radia/on
beams
radia/on
beam
remains
locked
on
the
up
to
4
more
treatments.
tumor
Follow-­‐up
imaging
and
physical
Follow-­‐up
consulta/on
to
monitor
tumor’s
progress
*The
procedures
required
as
part
of
your
individualized
treatment
plan,
and
the
order
in
which
they
will
occur,
will
be
explained
during
your
consulta/on
visit.
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7. Our Center
Under
the
direc/on
of
medical
director
Dr.
Arica
Hirsch,
Illinois
CyberKnife
combines
experienced
physicians
and
the
latest
medical
advances
to
provide
pa/ents
with
excep/onal
care
since
opening
in
November
2011.
Illinois
CyberKnife
is
part
of
Advocate
Lutheran
General’s
renowned
Cancer
Care
Center,
located
in
the
Center
for
Advanced
Care
on
the
hospital’s
campus.
Our
doctors
are
board
cer/fied
in
radia/on
oncology
and
have
several
areas
of
specialty,
including
brain
tumors,
head
and
neck
cancers,
prostate
cancer
and
lung
cancer.
We
are
dedicated
to
providing
our
pa/ents
with
the
latest
cancer
treatment
technology
and
are
proud
of
the
experience
and
exper/se
our
physicians
and
caring
staff
bring
to
our
pa/ents.
Medical
Director:
Dr.
Arica
Hirsch
CyberKnife
Nurse:
Linda
Green,
BS
RN
Medical
Physicist:
Tony
Simon
Connect
with
us
1700 Luther Lane Suite 1110 Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 (847) 723-0100 www.illinoisck.com

8. The US Radiosurgery Network
In
partnership
with
Advocate
Lutheran
General
Hospital,
Illinois
CyberKnife
is
a
US
Radiosurgery
facility.
Based
in
Nashville,
Tennessee,
US
Radiosurgery
is
a
division
of
Alliance
Oncology
and
partners
with
hospitals
and
physician
groups
around
the
U.S.
to
develop
and
operate
full-­‐body
radiosurgical
centers.
Collec(vely,
the
US
Radiosurgery
network
of
centers
has
treated
thousands
of
pa(ents
since
the
opening
of
the
company’s
first
center
in
2003.
The
group
of
facili/es
is
ac/vely
engaged
in
research,
with
physicians
regularly
presen/ng
papers
and
authoring
ar/cles
related
to
the
efficacy
of
CyberKnife
treatment
for
various
types
of
tumors
and
lesions.
Tumors
of
the
lung,
brain
and
prostate,
as
well
as
certain
func/onal
disorders
such
as
trigeminal
neuralgia,
have
become
key
treatment
areas
throughout
the
network
of
centers.
1700 Luther Lane Suite 1110 Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 (847) 723-0100 www.illinoisck.com