The body of a healthy person works like a clock.But if any organ gets sick, the whole body fails. The most common cause of problems are various ailments, and the most dangerous among them are cancer. It is in the fight against them that mankind regularly develops all new techniques and equipment capable of defeating cancer. One of these is the Cyber Knife. Reviews of operated patients who managed to stop the tumor, make you think and give hope. In more detail about this effective treatment we will also tell further.
The device, which is popularly called"Spatial scalpel" is a specialized radiosurgical equipment designed to get rid of diverse pathological neoplasms of the brain and cranial cavity. According to experts, it works on the basis of X-rays, and a high-precision linear type accelerator is used as a radiation source.
Первый Кибер-нож (отзывы прооперированных с using this system can be found in this article) was developed in early 1992. Its founder was an American professor, John Adler, who previously taught at Stanford University.
Работая над системой, изобретатель поставил себе the goal is to overcome the existing shortcomings characteristic of radiosurgery devices already known to the world. At the same time he managed to combine the system of control over the image and a controlled robotic "hand".
Seven years after a series of testing device,finally, it worked, and the very first patients were people with a swelling of the neck and head. After successfully performing more than a hundred operations, the system has proven itself well. And since people felt better after the Cyber Knife, it was decided to expand the capabilities of the unit. Exactly five years later, it was already in full use for the treatment of neoplasms of any localization.
The linear accelerator, or Cyber Knife, is located,usually on a special robot console. According to the developers, it has about six degrees of freedom, allowing to provide 1,200 positions for the X-ray beam in the irradiation process.
The radiation itself is carried out using a mobilea robotic “hand” that easily redirects a beam of rays to a tumor in need of treatment. In this case, a computerized console allows you to track the location of the tumor with a view to its possible changes, for example, during the patient's breathing.
Unlike other similar equipment,Cyber-knife operation allows not only to eliminate a tumor without surgical intervention, but also provides an opportunity to get rid of metastases in all parts of the body, including those responsible for the respiratory system. With the help of the "knife" you can eliminate the following neoplasms:
Cyber Knife (reviews of the operated will help youlearn more about the postoperative period) is also used in the treatment of recurrent tumors located on previously irradiated areas of the body. And at the same time there is a chance to localize several tumor foci at once.
As it turned out, not all malignant andbenign neoplasms are treatable by cyber knife. According to experts, the oncological growth or focus should not exceed 4–5 cm. And if there are metastases, the patient needs to undergo additional histological examination in order to verify the condition of the focus.
In addition, the overall physical condition of the cancer patient should be stable, which will allow him to lie for a long time without movement during the procedure.
Before the Cyber Knife is used (reviewsoperated confirm this), patients are waiting for the professional consultation of the oncologist-radiotherapist in one of the clinics where this treatment method operates. At the second stage, the patient is recommended to undergo a simple topometry procedure performed on a CT device. According to experts, it must be done in order to determine the location of the neoplasm.
At the third stage, as a rule,modeling of radiation with consideration of healthy organs and tissues surrounding the tumor. And finally, after all this, the patient expects one or several sessions of irradiation by the Cyber Knife system.
No matter whether you choose a hospitalBurdenko or any other clinic in Moscow and outside the Russian Federation, treatment using a Cyber-knife does not require mandatory hospitalization. According to experts, the irradiation process is carried out on an outpatient basis. It follows that after the procedure, the patient leaves the hospital and can calmly return to his usual mode of life.
Depending on each individual case,The course of radiation therapy is 1-5 sessions. In addition, each of them takes about 30-120 minutes. The number of repetitions required is established and monitored by the attending physician.
Among the main advantages of using radiation equipment called Cyber Knife are the following:
And, of course, each patient has the right to choose thata clinic that will appeal to him. Where is therapy practiced using the Cyber Knife system? In Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, and Dnepropetrovsk there are complexes where such services are provided to patients.
Despite the whole list of weighty merits,The Cyber Knife system has a number of drawbacks. And the first of them is that the effect of the applied treatment does not manifest itself immediately. The first signs of positive changes in the patient's condition can be observed 2-3 months after irradiation. At the same time, some tumors stop growing and gradually disappear, while others have a much longer recovery process. Moreover, to monitor the patient's condition, experts insist on periodic CT and MRI, performed once every six months.
The second important minus is Cyber Knife (in Burdenkothis equipment is in the medical and diagnostic centers of the hospital) is not able to eliminate some types of malignant neoplasms. These include tumors that exceed the maximum equipment limit (6x6 cm).
In addition, the undeniable disadvantage is the presencehuge queue for treatment. This is due to the low capacity of the centers (2-3 patients per day). And finally, many cancer patients are finally upset by the price of procedures, which is several times higher than the cost of ordinary radiotherapy.
Despite the uniqueness of thisequipment, you can not find it in all medical institutions. According to the manufacturer, there are currently about 250 Cyber Knife installations in the world. Most of them are located in US clinics, Japan is in second place, followed by Europe and Asia. For example, there is a device at the P. A. Herzen Moscow Research Institute, located at the address: 2nd Botkinsky Ave, 3.
In this institute today workqualified specialists with extensive experience in treating patients suffering from cancer of varying severity. If you are interested in the Cyber Knife system (the cost of treatment depends on the availability of related services), you can always sign up for a preliminary consultation on the organization's website Mnioi.ru.
В поисках профессионального медицинского services using the innovative CyberKnife system can be addressed to one of the clinics of the federal network of nuclear medicine centers "PET Technology". They are located in Moscow, Ufa, Yekaterinburg, Lipetsk, Orel and Tambov. You can get to the reception of specialists by calling the hotline: +8 (800) 70 70 300.
Another institution where treatment is practicedwith the help of Cyber-knife, is the main military clinical hospital Burdenko. It is located in Moscow at the address: Gospitalnaya Pl., 3. For the appointment to the specialists, the hotline telephone of the organization works: +8 (499) 263 53 00.
Примерная стоимость лечения в российских клиниках will cost you from 150 to 700 thousand rubles (approximately 2109.00 and 9.841.98 euros). For comparison: the price of such radiosurgical intervention in clinics in Germany will cost you 5-12 thousand euros, in Israel - 15-30 thousand dollars, in China - 20-24 thousand dollars, and in the centers of the USA - 10-20 thousand dollars .
Разумеется, система с использованием The "spatial scalpel" is widespread abroad. For example, there is it in Israel, in the Ichilov Medical Center. It diagnoses and treats cancers of the skin, lungs, trachea, prostate, kidneys and the urinary system.
Work on the Cyber knife system and in anotherIsraeli clinic - "Top Assuta". It also carries out diagnostics and treatment of tumors of the brain, kidneys, lungs, pancreas and stomach, liver, prostate gland and other organs.
Cancer treatment is underway in Israel and at the NetOnco clinic. In this institution, you can get rid of forty different tumor formations, including chordomas, hemangiomas, cavernomas and others.
Reviews of innovative equipment Cyber KnifeYou can hear the most different. For example, one user is immensely grateful to the Moscow center, where her father was treated for prostate cancer stage 3-4. According to her, after several procedures, the patient feels good.
Другой утверждает, что его состояние пока indefinite, since two weeks have not yet passed since the treatment. He emphasizes that there are no scars and scars from the irradiation process, as well as the performance of the leg, which had previously refused, was restored.
