MedicalRobotic radiation treatment
CyberKnife
by Accuray
CyberKnife is a robot that aims strong beams of X-rays at tumors to destroy them, guided by live images of the patient. Treatment usually takes one to five sessions, with no cutting. MassDevice, 16 Aug 2010
- Evidence
- Independently reported
- Human help
- None reported
- Last milestone
- 19 Aug 2026
01Can I get it?
Yes, in places
- Where it works today
- Sold to hospitals and cancer centers; Accuray said more than 200 were installed by mid-2010. Current models are the CyberKnife S7 and M6. MassDevice, 16 Aug 2010
- Published price
- No published price in our sources.
- Human help
- Doctors plan each treatment; the robot then moves the beam and adjusts for patient movement on its own. Accuray CyberKnife product page, viewed Oct 2026
02Track record
What has actually happened
Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.
Paying customers
Accuray marked its 200th CyberKnife installation.
MassDevice, 16 Aug 2010Company-reported
03Safety and incidents
What has gone wrong
No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.
On video
What it looks like, at stage 5
Videos from the maker show the robot at its best. The stage comes from the dated record above, not from what a video shows.
Accuray @ ESTRO26 Dr Beddock and Judge Serero
Accuray @ ESTRO26 Day 3
ESTRO26 Liam Herbert Interview Small Hero Big Tech
Accuray @ ESTRO 26 Day2
Accuray @ ESTRO26 Symposium: Precision Radiotherapy in 2026
Accuray @ ESTRO26 D1In clinical trials
5 registered trials
From ClinicalTrials.gov, read every day.
- Status not kept up to dateSBRT/RT in Oligometastatic Stage IV NSCLCUniversity Hospital Ostrava · Updated 30 Jan 2024
- FinishedCyberKnife for Prostate Cancer Patients Aged 70 y or MoreCentre Francois Baclesse, Luxembourg · Updated 22 June 2022
- Status not kept up to dateFocused Stereotactic Radiation Treatment of Prostatic AdenocarcinomaCentre Francois Baclesse, Luxembourg · Updated 22 June 2022
- FinishedHCC Response Assessment by MRI After SBRTInstitut de Cancérologie de Lorraine · Updated 23 March 2017
- FinishedCyberKnife for Unresectable Renal TumorsBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Updated 21 March 2017
FDA record
31 FDA records
Clearances and recalls from the FDA's own database.
- RecallCyberknife Treatment Deliver System equipped with the Xchange Robotic Collimator Changer; Linear Accelerator16 June 2026
- RecallCyberknife Treatment Deliver System equipped with the Xchange Robotic Collimator Changer; Linear Accelerator16 June 2026
- RecallCyberKnife Treatment Delivery System, REF 0660000 The CyberKnife System may be labeled as CyberKnife M6TM or VSI TM Robotic Surgery System. The CyberKnife Treatment Delivery System is indicated for image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery…23 Dec 2024
- RecallCyberKnife VSI, Part Numbers: a) 032500-010: CyberKnife VSI 9.6.x Robotic Radiosurgery System for Japan b) 033000-010: CyberKnife VSI Robotic Radiosurgery System10 April 2018
- RecallCyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery Systems, models: G3, G4, VSI. Radiology: The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is indicated for treatment planning and image guided stereotactic Radiosurgery and precision radiotherapy for lesions,…6 Dec 2016
- RecallCyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System using software version 10.6; Catalog/Part Number: 54000 UDI: M658053301 0 Radiology: The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is indicated for treatment planning and image guided stereotactic…22 Nov 2016
- RecallCyberKnife Robotic; Catalog/part number 032000 and 033000 Cosmetic cover package. Product Usage: The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is indicated for treatment planning and image guided stereotactic Radiosurgery and precision…22 Jan 2016
- RecallCyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System with the first generation IRIS Variable Aperture Collimator. The CyberKnife is indicated for treatment planning and image guided stereotactic Radiosurgery and precision radiotherapy for lesions,…31 Oct 2014
How we placed it
The rule, not an opinion
Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.
- 5
Regulator-cleared or mass marketThis robot
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
Placed by: The FDA cleared a CyberKnife add-on through the 510(k) route that lets doctors treat lung tumors without first implanting small marker seeds (14 Dec 2010); The FDA cleared CyberKnife through the 510(k) route to treat tumors anywhere in the body where radiation is called for (Nov 2001).
- 4
Paying customers
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
- 3
Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
- 2
Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
- 1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.
What we couldn't confirm. No current count of CyberKnife systems installed was found. The FDA clearance date for the current CyberKnife S7 model was not confirmed. Fiscal 2026 figures are for the whole company (CyberKnife and its other radiation machines).
Sources
- 01MassDevice, 16 Aug 2010
- 02Accuray CyberKnife product page, viewed Oct 2026
- 03Accuray fiscal 2026 results (SEC filing), 19 Aug 2026
- 04AuntMinnie, 14 Dec 2010
- 05Medtech Insight (Citeline), 5 Nov 2001
Cite this page
Robotics Verdict. “CyberKnife (Accuray): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/accuray-cyberknife. Checked 19 October 2026.
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