lung tumors: cyberknife treatment overview

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A lung tumor diagnosis can be scary. Learn more about lung tumors and how we can help. Please note: We encourage consumers to thoroughly review and understand all treatment op8ons. The informa8on presented here is not all-‐inclusive. Rather, it represents a star8ng point to learn more about medical condi8ons and treatment op8ons. There is no subs,tute for consul,ng a medical professional.

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Lung Tumors and Their Symptoms

The vast majority of primary lung cancers are malignant and known as carcinomas. The most common cancer diagnosis in the world, lung cancer is also the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.

Symptoms may include: •  Coughing •  Wheezing •  Shortness of breath •  Coughing up blood •  Unexplained weight loss •  Pneumonia or other infec?ons


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How does CyberKnife treat lung tumors? Prior to stereotac?c radiosurgery, doctors may have to implant between three and six small metal markers known as fiducials in or near the tumor that enable the CyberKnife to pinpoint the tumor loca?on during treatment. ImplanFng the markers is an outpaFent procedure that takes about an hour. About a week later, pa?ents are fiEed with a custom body mold made of soF material on which they lie during treatment. The fiGng process is painless. The treatment process includes: I.  Consulta?on appointment II.  Pretreatment procedures III.  CyberKnife treatment IV.  Follow-‐up


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ConsultaFon and Pretreatment Procedures The CyberKnife Center of Chicago physicians, therapists and nurses are focused on your individualized treatment plan to determine whether CyberKnife is right for you: •  You will meet with a CyberKnife Center of Chicago radia?on oncologist to decide if CyberKnife

treatment is appropriate for your diagnosis. •  Your CyberKnife team will decide which pretreatment procedures you may need to help

develop your treatment plan. These could include a CT scan, an MRI, laboratory studies, or ?ssue markers.

•  The data from your pretreatment procedures will be used by the CyberKnife team to

determine the exact size, shape and loca?on of your tumor.

•  This informa?on will indicate the size of the area being treated with radia?on, the radia?on dose and cri?cal structures where radia?on exposure should be minimized.


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CyberKnife Treatment Typically, treatment is completed within three to five sessions. On the day of your treatment: 1.  A therapist will help you onto the treatment

table and fit the mask or body mold if needed. Pa?ents are observed throughout the treatment on closed-‐circuit television, and they can pause treatment at any ?me by waving or speaking to the technicians.

2.  While the CyberKnife’s advanced tracking system accounts for movements like breathing, you’re asked to lie s?ll during treatments. The system periodically takes x-‐ray images and compares them to the CT scan data to make sure the radia?on beam is locked on the tumor.

3.  Pa?ents can usually go right back to their normal rou?nes once the treatment is complete.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION •  Treatment procedures take about 30 – 90

minutes, depending on the complexity of your tumor.

•  Pa?ents are asked to wear comfortable clothing during CyberKnife treatments. Jewelry is acceptable unless it is close to the area being treated.

•  Feel free to bring an iPod® or your favorite music CDs with you on the day of your treatment, and we will play them for you during the procedure.


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AddiFonal Resources


Our Center CyberKnife Center of Chicago opened in August 2009 and brings together experienced physicians and the latest medical advances. At CyberKnife Center of Chicago, our state-‐of-‐the-‐art technology offers hope to pa?ents in the Chicago suburbs and beyond. Two-‐thirds of our pa?ents have come from outside Elmhurst Memorial Hospital’s service area, and we’ve treated pa?ents from as far away as Montana and South Carolina. CyberKnife Center of Chicago has a dedicated CyberKnife Nurse Navigator who works with our physicians and pa?ents to coordinate care and manage the treatment process.

Medical Director: Dr. Andy Su CyberKnife Nurse: Griselle Romero Medical Physicist: Christopher Peck

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