1Professor, Dept of Orthodontics, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore
2Professor & Head, Department Of Oral Medicine & Maxillofacial Radiology, D.J College of Dental Sciences and Research, Modinagar, U.P
3Senior Lecturer, Dept of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Inderprastha Dental College, Ghaziabad
*Corresponding Author: Dr Karunakar Reddy, Professor, Dept of Orthodontics Narayana Dental College & Hospital, Nellore
Online published on 2 May, 2013.
The CyberKnife is a frameless robotic radiosurgery system used for treating benign tumors, malignant tumors and other medical conditions. The system was invented by John R. Adler, a Stanford University Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology, and Peter and Russell Schonberg of Schonberg Research Corporation. The two main elements of the CyberKnife are (1) the radiation produced from a small linear particle accelerator and (2) a robotic arm which allows the energy to be directed at any part of the body from any direction. The CyberKnife system is a method of delivering radiotherapy, with the intention of targeting treatment more accurately than standard radiotherapy.
