Cyberknife - who and what is it good for?
An episode of the GU Cast | Urology Podcast podcast, hosted by Professor Declan Murphy & Dr Renu Eapen, titled "Cyberknife - who and what is it good for?" was published on September 21, 2025 and runs 31 minutes.
September 21, 2025 ·31m · GU Cast | Urology Podcast
Summary
We poke around under the hood of a brand new Cyberknife facility here in Melbourne, the first on the East coast of Australia, and find out what it's all about. What is it for, who might benefit, and being surgeons we have to ask, why do they call it a "knife"?! Is it just to make it sound a bit like surgery - stay tuned to find out! We chat with our good mate Shankar Siva, stereotactic radiation guru, Nigel Middlebrook, Physicist, shows us the back end, Gemma Waters, Radiation Therapist...
Episode Description
We poke around under the hood of a brand new Cyberknife facility here in Melbourne, the first on the East coast of Australia, and find out what it's all about. What is it for, who might benefit, and being surgeons we have to ask, why do they call it a "knife"?! Is it just to make it sound a bit like surgery - stay tuned to find out!
We chat with our good mate Shankar Siva, stereotactic radiation guru, Nigel Middlebrook, Physicist, shows us the back end, Gemma Waters, Radiation Therapist talks us through planning, and Icon Cancer Group Chief Executive Mark Middleton tells us how he decides which expensive projects his team invests in, and how they partnered with Cyberknife experts 5D Clinics for this project.
Even better on our YouTube channel.
This Themed Episode is supported by our Bronze Partner, Icon Cancer Group.
Links:
5D Clinics Melbourne
Icon Cancer Group
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