What is Lung Stereotactic
Ablative Radiosurgery?
Lung SABR is also commonly used in stage 4 cancers to target tumors that have spread to the lung, and to prevent or relief symptoms. Often, it is combined with immunotherapy to achieve a synergistic effect. Unlike surgery or other invasive procedures, SABR does not cause disruption to the continued use of chemotherapy or targeted therapy in these patients.
SABR works by using technologically advanced machines to deliver extremely focused beams carrying high doses of radiation directly to the tumour to destroy it. With SABR, an entire treatment course can be completed in three to five outpatient sessions over two weeks, with no surgical or anaesthetic risk.
Modern Linear Accelerator with 6 degrees of freedom robotic couch.
Understanding the difference between Surgery and Radiosurgery
Modern Linear Accelerator with 6 degrees of freedom robotic couch.
Using advanced technology, radiosurgery precisely targets tumors painlessly, without the need for open surgery
- Surgery involves physically cutting through tissue and bone to reach the tumor so as to remove it from the body.
- Radiosurgery does not involve any cutting at all. The name was given because after destroying the tumor with high doses of focused radiation, the body automatically removes the dead cells, and the cure rate is as if surgery was done
- It is completely painless, bloodless and is done as an outpatient procedure.
- Patient does not need to undergo open surgery and does not suffer from operation risks
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