by CyberKnife Miami | Dec 20, 2022 | Radiation Therapy, SBRT Therapy
As a field, radiation oncology is perhaps one of medicine’s best kept secrets. Sometimes, even our own colleagues don’t know where our department exists in the hospital or exactly what we do. As two radiation oncologists who are, in fact, the children of...
by CyberKnife Miami | Aug 4, 2022 | CyberKnife Center of Miami, CyberKnife to Treat Cancer, CyberKnife Treatment, Radiation Therapy
The experts at the CyberKnife Center of Miami – a state-of-the-art cancer treatment center that uses radiation to treat cancer – are committed to providing patients with the best treatment, care, and access to information. So, we wanted to answer your most frequently...
by CyberKnife Miami | Mar 22, 2022 | Cancer Treatment, CyberKnife to Treat Cancer, CyberKnife Treatment, Radiation Therapy
Let’s face it, getting a cancer diagnosis is very scary. More than anything you want to get it treated as fast as you can and get it over with. But many patients discover trying to get treated can be scarier than the diagnosis, and a painfully slow process. Getting...
by CyberKnife Miami | Feb 22, 2022 | Best Cancer Doctors, Best CyberKnife Doctors, Radiation Therapy, Side Effects From Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy plays an important role in treating cancer. However, it can also produce some uncomfortable or even painful side effects on the skin, such as itchiness, redness, blistering, and peeling. To take care of your skin during radiation therapy, follow...
by CyberKnife Miami | Dec 5, 2021 | Best Cancer Doctors, Best CyberKnife Doctors, Cancer Treatment, Radiation Therapy, Radiosurgery, SBRT Therapy
A New Era in Radiotherapy: CyberKnife/Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) “For some types of cancers that are inoperable or cannot be effectively treated with conventional radiotherapy, SBRT is a new chance for survival,” said Tarek Shouman, Head of Radiation...
by CyberKnife Miami | Apr 9, 2021 | Lung Cancer, Radiation Therapy
As an 18-year esophageal cancer survivor, Barbara “Bobbie” Thomas is vigilant about scheduling her annual physical. So when it came time for the 63-year-old’s annual Medicare Wellness Check in January, she went to see her doctor and followed his...