The New Line of Defense in the Fight against Cancer
Radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) are noninvasive treatments that use 3D imaging to precisely target small benign or malignant tumors with minimal impact on the surrounding healthy tissue. It can be a sole modality of treatment or used together with surgery and chemotherapy.
Stereotactic radiosurgery of the brain and spine is typically completed in a single session. Like other forms of radiation, stereotactic radiosurgery works by damaging the DNA of the targeted cells. The affected cells then lose the ability to reproduce, which causes tumors to shrink. Body radiosurgery is used to treat lung, liver, adrenal and other soft tissue tumors, and treatment typically involves multiple (three to five) sessions.
Examples of benign or malignant conditions treated with radiosurgery/SBRT shown here:
Brain Tumor
Spine tumor
Lung Cancer
Liver Cancer
Stage 1 Lung Cancer
SBRT Treatment
After 3 months
After 8 months
After 2 years