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CyberKnife® radiosurgery - Numerous applications:
Melanoma spine lesions
Melanoma metastatic to the spine frequently recurs after conventional radiation therapy – a situation which has traditionally left only radical spine surgery or uncontrolled pain and neurologic complications as the inevitable outcome. CyberKnife® radiosurgery creates a new paradigm for these patients, providing an impressive 96% response rate for patients with spinal melanoma metastases, the large majority of which have been durable (21).

 

CyberKnife
Spine Lesions
Tight Dose Margin with CyberKnife
Image adapted from
"Robotic Radiosurgery" - First Edition
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Written by Donald B. Fuller, M.D. – Radiation Oncologist       



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