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Gamma Knife® Surgery
It is supported by over 2500 peer reviewed research articles that are primarily published in neurosurgery journals. The Gamma Knife® offers a non-invasive ...
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Gamma Knife® Surgery
Gamma Knife® surgery is recognized worldwide as the preferred treatment for brain tumors, ... Functional disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia and ...
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Gamma Knife® Surgery
The cost of a Gamma Knife® procedure is often 25% to 30% less than traditional neurosurgery. Patients experience little discomfort. ...
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Gamma Knife® Surgery
... eliminating the side effects and dangers of general anesthesia. The "blades" of the Gamma Knife® are the beams of gamma radiation programmed to target ...
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Radiation Injury
The Gamma Knife severely restricts the radiation of healthy tissue by targeting ... tumors with little or no side effects from radiation to healthy tissues. ...
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Gamma Knife® Surgery
With the Gamma Knife®, a surgical incision is not required; the attendant risks of open neurosurgical procedures (hemorrhage, infection, cerebrospinal fluid ...
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Gamma Knife® Surgery
Gamma Knife® surgery is recognized worldwide as the preferred treatment for brain tumors ... such as trigeminal neuralgia and obsessive-compulsive disorder. ...
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Understanding Radiosurgery
The Gamma Knife® does not move during treatment, thus providing a high degree ... The machines are made by multiple manufacturers with common brand names: ...
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Trigeminal Neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is paroxysmal triggered face pain. Most patients respond very well to radiosurgery with the Gamma Knife, which is one of the best ...
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Gamma Knife® Surgery
Evidence-based research has shown Gamma Knife® to be effective for trigeminal neuralgia. Research has not supported linear accelerator (linac) treatment of ...
