Stereotactic Radiosurgery
A Pain-Free, Non-Invasive Alternative to Surgery
Brookwood Baptist Health offers advanced radiation therapies using the TrueBeam® to deliver powerful cancer treatments with pinpoint accuracy, precision and speed. Capable of targeting tumors anywhere in the body, such
as the head, prostate, lung, spine, liver, pancreas, and kidney, stereotactic radiosurgery can reduce treatment down to one to five days, compared to the weeks it takes to complete a course of conventional radiation therapy.
These therapies provide our radiation oncologists and neurosurgeons a wide range of options to treat the most complicated tumors. Our physician team works closely with multi-disciplinary cancer specialists, along with patients and their families,
to make the best possible care decisions and maximize patient comfort.
Non-invasive treatment options available:
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the patient benefits of treatment?
Pain-Free Procedure — The radiation treatment is a pain free, non-invasive alternative to surgery. The treatment does not require anesthesia, eliminating some of the risks associated with traditional surgery.
Minimal Recovery Time — Treatments are performed on an outpatient basis with little or no recovery time, compared to traditional surgery which can require an overnight hospital stay. This allows patients to return to normal activities almost immediately.
Superior Comfort — Patients experience improved comfort due to the system’s frameless design, which eliminates the pain and inconvenience associated with invasive head and body frames typically associated with other radiosurgery systems.
How is “radiosurgery” treatment different from a traditional radiation therapy treatment?
Traditional radiation therapy typically delivers radiation to a wide field of tissue in the body resulting in the treatment of both the tumor and some amount of surrounding healthy tissue, delivered over a period of weeks. Radiosurgery devices, such as
TrueBeam®, were designed to deliver radiation with extreme accuracy, targeting the tumor with minimal damage to the surrounding healthy tissue. With this level of accuracy, clinicians can deliver very high doses of radiation
safely with minimal effect to surrounding healthy tissue in one to five days compared to weeks of traditional radiation therapy.
What can TrueBeam® treat?
Stereotactic radiosurgery is a non-invasive surgery that uses computer delivered radiation to treat cancerous and non-cancerous tumors within the head, spine, lungs, prostate, liver, pancreas, and more. Below is a list of some intracranial (head and brain)
tumors and lesions that can be treated:
