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Figura 1. Principio de la cirugía robótica de radiofrecuencia Cyberknife. El acelerador lineal del brazo robótico es guiado por medio de 2 tubos de radiodiagnóstico montados en el techo del quirófano, para producir un haz de fotones de 70 - 90 Gy apuntado a la raíz proximal del trigémino con el objetivo de provocar la oclusión de los vasos en las asas aberrantes arteriovenosas que comprimen la raíz del nervio trigémino.