For Patients

The team at 5D Clinics are expert Radiation Oncologists, Radiation Therapists and Medical Physicists committed to providing the best possible patient care.

We pursue empathetic care, successful patient outcomes and ground-breaking technical precision with equal tenacity.

Your six-step treatment journey

1. Obtain a referral

Ask your GP or specialist to provide you with a referral to one of our 5D Clinics Radiation Oncologists. Medical information such as scans and pathology results will be useful to include with the referral.

2. Book your consultation

Call us to schedule a consultation with one of our Radiation Oncologists. The initial consultation will include a discussion regarding your condition, eligibility for treatment, and if treatment is recommended, your specific treatment protocol.

3. Planning scan

If CyberKnife® treatment is recommended, you will require a planning scan. This will be scheduled by our clinical team, with a Radiological service. We will contact you with the date and time of your scan and treatments.

4. Building your treatment plan

5D Clinics team of specialists formulate the safest and most effective CyberKnife® treatment plan, specifically tailored and unique to each patient, and integral to maximising treatment efficacy.

5. Receiving your treatment

CyberKnife® treatment is provided at 5D Clinics in Claremont, Perth, Western Australia. Treatment will take between 30-60 minutes. Since treatments are non-invasive with no immediate side effects, if you plan to drive, you will be able to drive to and from each appointment.

6. Post treatment care

Our team will schedule a Treatment Review consult with your Radiation Oncologist after your last treatment. This enables you to ask questions and to see how you are feeling. A follow-up appointment will be scheduled at regular intervals following completion of treatment.

What to expect

Your treatment experience.

Treatments typically take anywhere between 30-60 minutes. Once treatment is finished, patients are able to leave the clinic and continue with their normal activities.

At 5D Clinics, we understand that radiosurgery treatment can be scary.

Our team are on hand to make your patient journey as easy and comforting as possible. Patients coming in for their first treatment will be guided through the process by trained Radiation Therapy treatment staff, who are also available to answer any queries.

Once in the treatment room, patients will be positioned comfortably on the treatment couch.

Once in position, Radiation Therapy staff leave the room to configure the final elements of the robotic treatment program.

Radiation Therapy staff will be in constant contact with you throughout your treatment.

Cameras and a microphone in the treatment room enable patients to communicate with Radiation Therapy staff at all times. During treatment, the Robot will move around the patient, stopping at numerous, pre-defined points to deliver beams of radiation. Patients will not see or feel anything whilst the radiation is being delivered.

Expectations Post Treatment.

In the months following completion of your treatment program, patients should expect follow up appointments with our doctors at regular intervals.

Frequently asked questions

The total number of CyberKnife® treatments required depends on the type and location of the lesion to be treated. Treatments are typically delivered over 1-5 treatment sessions.
A CyberKnife® treatment session takes between 30 minutes to 1 hour, depending on the type, size and location of the lesion to be treated.
Side effects from CyberKnife® treatment are generally very minimal but may include nausea and fatigue. Please consult one of our Radiation Oncologists to see if CyberKnife treatment is right for you.
Conventional radiation treatment delivery machines are limited in the orientation in which the treatment beams can be incident on the patient. Furthermore, conventional radiotherapy machines are limited in their capability to perform real-time lesion tracking due to respiration and other organ motion. As a consequence, radiation is often delivered to a larger area of tissue and, in order to be administered safely, is provided over an extended number of treatment sessions lasting up to 7 weeks.
The CyberKnife® system is comprised of a Linear Accelerator which delivers high energy x-rays, mounted onto a robotic arm, and image guidance technology for sub-millimetre accuracy. Being fully robotic, the CyberKnife® is able to continually monitor patient and lesion movement. The robotic arm enables the machine to treat a lesion from thousands of different angles in the space surrounding the patient. Generating a treatment plan of hundreds of different beams, the CyberKnife® system delivers high doses of precisely targeted radiation, minimising dose to surrounding healthy tissue and organs. Because of its precision, a CyberKnife® treatment course can be delivered in as few as 1-5 treatment sessions.
As each case is different, please feel free to upload a new patient form and a 5D Clinics staff member will be in contact with you.
Your treatment schedule is specific to your condition and may not be the same as other patients with a similar condition. The same is true of the costs of your treatment. Schedules range from 1 to 5 treatments with some patients requiring additional treatments.
Treatments are conducted as ‘outpatient’ procedures, which means they are not covered by private health insurers. Medicare does cover approximately 80% of the treatment cost.
At your post consultation discussion with the 5D Clinics team, the number and cost of your treatment will be outlined.