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Advances in Radiation Oncology in Lung Cancer pp 715–724Cite as

Image-Guided Robotic Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Lung Tumors: The CyberKnife

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Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) is a new paradigm in radiation therapy, achieving high rates of local tumor control with low toxicity through very high dose intensity and conformity, and requiring highly precise and accurate delivery. The CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system, originally designed for frameless intracranial radiosurgery using automated image-guidance, has unique characteristics suitable for lung tumor SABR, including dynamic tumor tracking capabilities. We review here the technical characteristics and clinical outcomes of lung tumor SABR using the CyberKnife system.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University and Cancer Institute, 875 Blake Wilbur Drive: MC 5847, Stanford, CA, 94305-5847, USA

    Billy W. Loo Jr. & Iris C. Gibbs

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    Branislav Jeremic

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Loo, B.W., Gibbs, I.C. (2011). Image-Guided Robotic Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Lung Tumors: The CyberKnife. In: Jeremic, B. (eds) Advances in Radiation Oncology in Lung Cancer. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2011_276

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