Treatment Comparison
|
CyberKnife® |
Gamma Knife® |
Other Linac Systems (Elekta Synergy®, Novalis®, Varian Trilogy®, TomoTherapy®) |
Radiosurgery Dedicated |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Anatomic Area treatable with |
Whole body |
Brain/Skull base |
Varies |
IMRT dosimetry Method |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
IGRT Set-up Visualization |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Does “Conventional” Radiotherapy and/or IMRT |
No |
No |
Yes |
Rigid Brain or Body Frame required for radiosurgical accuracy |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Capable of conformally and |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Capable of fractionated |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Tracks patient-induced motion with radiosurgical precision (<1mm) |
N/A |
Varies by method and manufacturer |
|
Tracks spine motion with radiosurgical precision (<1mm) |
Yes |
N/A |
No |
Tracks organ induced target volume motion with radiosurgical precision (<1mm) |
Yes |
N/A |
No |
Tracks respiration induced organ motion with radiosurgical precision (<1.5mm) |
Yes |
N/A |
No |
N/A |
No |
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