CyberKnife Treatments and Technology

The CyberKnife Institute at Mercy Hospital offers a non-invasive outpatient procedure for the treatment and removal of cancerous and non-cancerous tumors and lesions throughout the body, as well as vascular lesions and functional disorders. A non-surgical, painless, cutting edge technology, the CyberKnife offers patients treatment with significantly fewer complications, and lower risk than open surgery. By delivering high doses of radiation, with extreme accuracy, the CyberKnife procedure provides new hope to patients and their families.

The Doctors and Medical Staff of the CyberKnife Institute are among the most experienced in the world with CyberKnife treatments and technology. Under their guidance, the CyberKnife provides the patient with a sophisticated, robotic radio-surgery procedure that is computer-controlled to attack tumors and lesions from virtually any direction or angle with sub-millimeter accuracy. The CyberKnife does not remove the cancer, but instead, uses the high doses of focused radiation to destroy tumors and stop the growth of cancer cells.

At the core of the CyberKnife technology is the Synchrony System that continuously and automatically tracks the tumor’s and the patient’s position, including an individual’s respiratory motion. The CyberKnife then uses this information to guide and position the radiation beams to precisely target the tumor while carefully sparing the surrounding healthy tissue.

If you would like to be seen for an evaluation by one of the CyberKnife Institute Doctors, call us at 305.285.2923, toll-free at 888.777.5556, or send us an email: cyberknifeinstitute@mercymiami.org.

If you have a question about how the CyberKnife can be of help with your medical condition, you can ask Dr. Berti by clicking here.

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