Brain Tumors: St. Louis CyberKnife Treatment Overview

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A
brain
tumor
diagnosis
can
be
scary.

Learn
more
about
brain
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.


What
is
a
brain
tumor?

A
brain
tumor
is
an
abnormal
growth
of

cells
within
the
brain
or
the
central
spinal

canal
that
can
be
cancerous
or
benign.

Brain
tumors,
even
malignant
ones,
are

not
necessarily
fatal.
However,
any
brain

tumor
should
be
considered
a
serious

health
condi;on.

Brain
tumors
can
be
primary
(origina;ng

in
the
brain
or
spinal
cord)
or
metasta<c

(origina;ng
in
another
part
of
the
body

and
spreading
to
the
brain).


What
are
symptoms
of
a
brain
tumor?

•  Headaches
•  An
impaired
sense
of
touch,
hearing,

•  Vomi;ng
vision
or
smell

•  Vision
problems

•  Personality
or
emo;onal
changes

•  Altered
states
of
consciousness
•  Weakness
on
one
side
of
the
body
or

•  Impaired
judgment
facial
paralysis

•  Speech
and
language
impairment

•  Memory
loss

•  Lack
of
recogni;on

•  Abnormal
fa;gue

•  Tremors
or
epilep;c
seizures

•  Spa;al
orienta;on
disorders


What
types
of
brain
tumors
exist?

•  Acous<c
Neuroma:
A
benign,
slow-‐growing
tumor
type,
acous;c
neuromas
aﬀect
the

seventh
and
eighth
cranial
nerves
in
a
part
of
the
brain
known
as
the
cerebellar-‐pon;ne

angle.

•  Brain
Metastases:
A
brain
metastasis
is
a
brain
tumor
that
develops
from
cancer
cells

that
spread
from
another
cancerous
tumor
in
the
body,
usually
through
the
bloodstream.

•  Glioma:
A
glioma
is
a
class
of
tumor
that
develops
from
glial
cells
in
the
brain
that

support
and
protect
neurons.
Astrocytes,
ependymal,
and
oligodendroglial
cells
are
all

examples
of
glial
cells.
Includes:
Astrocytoma,
Glioblastoma
Mul;forme,
Glioma,

Oligodendroglioma.

•  Meningioma:
A
benign
tumor
located
on
the
brain
surface
rather
than
within
brain

;ssue.

•  Pituitary
Adenoma:
Located
at
the
base
of
the
skull,
the
pituitary
gland
serves
as
the

body’s
control
center
for
hormones.
Pituitary
adenomas
are
slow-‐growing,
benign

tumors
within
the
gland.


How
does
CyberKnife
treat
brain
tumors?

CyberKnife
has
the
ability
to
treat
acous;c

neuromas,
brain
metastases,
gliomas,

meningiomas
and
pituitary
adenomas

with
stereotac;c
radiosurgery.

The
treatment
process
includes:

I.  Consulta;on
appointment

II.  Pretreatment
procedures

III.  CyberKnife
treatment

IV.  Follow-‐up

Unlike
some
radiosurgery
systems,
the
CyberKnife
doesn’t
use
an
invasive
head
frame.
Other

radiosurgery
systems
are
capable
of
high-‐dose
radia;on
treatment
with
a
variety
of
radia;on

sources.
However,
some
use
a
metal
frame
aTached
to
the
pa;ent’s
skull
with
screws
that

immobilizes
the
head
to
accurately
target
the
tumor.


Consulta<on
and
Pretreatment
Procedures

The
St.
Louis
CyberKnife
physicians,
therapists
and
nurses
are
focused
on
your
individualized

treatment
plan
to
determine
whether
CyberKnife
is
right
for
you:

•  You
will
meet
with
a
St.
Louis
CyberKnife
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.


CyberKnife
Treatment

Typically,
treatment
is
completed
in
one
session,

but
could
take
up
to
ﬁve
sessions
depending
on
the

individual
diagnosis.
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,
FOR
YOUR
INFORMATION

•  Treatment
procedures
take
about
30
–
90

you’re
asked
to
lie
s;ll
during
treatments.
The
minutes,
depending
on
the
complexity
of
your

system
periodically
takes
x-‐ray
images
and
tumor.

compares
them
to
the
CT
scan
data
to
check
•  Pa;ents
are
asked
to
wear
comfortable
clothing

that
the
radia;on
beam
is
locked
on
the
tumor.
during
CyberKnife
treatments.
Jewelry
is

acceptable
unless
it
is
close
to
the
area
being

treated.

3.  Pa;ents
can
usually
go
right
back
to
their
•  Feel
free
to
bring
an
iPod®
or
your
favorite

normal
rou;nes
once
the
treatment
is
music
CDs
with
you
on
the
day
of
your

complete.
treatment,
and
we
will
play
them
for
you
during

the
procedure.


Addi<onal
Resources


Our Center
St.
Louis
CyberKnife
is
a
service
of
SSM
Cancer
Care,
which
is
accredited
by
the

American
College
of
Surgeons’
Commission
on
Cancer
for
its
comprehensive
cancer

program.
Our
doctors
are
board-‐cer;ﬁed
in
radia;on
oncology
and
have
several
areas

of
specialty,
including
head
and
neck
cancers
and
prostate,
lung
and
breast
cancers.

Our
CyberKnife
nurse
navigator
is
an
integral
part
of
our
pa;ent
care
approach,

providing
clinical
support
and
care
coordina;on
for
our
pa;ents
and
their
families.

View a list of our radiation oncologists. Connect
with
us

Our
Staﬀ:

CyberKnife
Nurse
Navigator:
Vicki
HartneT,
RN
OCN

Site
Administrator:
Jennifer
Moore,
RN
BSN
OCN

Physicist:
Dr.
Mark
Pohlman,
PhD
DABR

Dosimetrist:
Insoo
Moon

CyberKnife
Therapist:
Susan
Barnhart,
RTT

CyberKnife
Therapist:
Ryan
Menke,
RTT

Opera<ons
Coordinator:
Andy
Law


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