Philippine Gamma Knife
Gamma Knife Surgery Offers New Hope
Proven safe and effective, with good outcomes, Gamma Knife procedures are offering new hope. The risks of gamma knife radiosurgery treatment are very small and complications are related to the condition being treated. Together with less risk this procedure offers also much quicker recovery to thousands of patients around the world.
History
The Leksell Gamma Knife is a radiosurgical tool that delivers ionizing radiation to the brain to treat various diseases. It can be used to treat brain tumors with a high dose of radiation therapy in one day. The device was invented by Professor Lars Leksell, a Swedish neurosurgeon, in 1967 at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. The Gamma Knife provides patients with another option for the treatment of Tumors, Vascular Malformation, Trigeminal Neuralgia and other conditions of the brain that were once only managed with open surgery.
Conditions
How it works
The Philippine Gamma Knife Center uses computerized data from imaging tests, such as CT scans, MRIs or arteriograms to pinpoint problem areas within the brain and destroy them using multiple beams of gamma radiation.
Proven Safety
More than 200,000 patients have undergone the procedure worldwide. Gamma Knife patients generally require no general anesthesia, and because it is noninvasive, there is negligible risk of infection or hemorrhage.
Another advantage is the submillimeter accuracy which helps avoid damage to surrounding tissues and minimizes radiation exposure to other areas of the brain.