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In medicine, the Leksell Gamma Knife is a neurosurgical device used to treat brain tumors with radiation therapy. The Leksell Gamma Knife device contains 201 cobalt-60 sources of approximately 30 curies (1.1 TBq) each, placed in a circular array in a heavily shielded assembly. The device aims gamma radiation through a ... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Brain / CNS Tumors | 6 |
83% |
| Trigeminal Neuralgia | 6 |
17% |
| Stroke | 1 |
100% |
| von Hippel-Lindau Disea... | 1 |
100% |
| Acromegaly | 1 |
0% |
Overall, 53% (15
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What else is out there?
There is a new surgery coming of age. It's called the gamma knife. Especially for things like spinal compression. Worth checking out! [More] -
DOES ANYTHING HELP???
btw: there are draw backs with Gamma Knife but I would do it again if that tells you something. [More] -
Gamma Knife??
My father was taking well over the maximum daily dose of neuratin and had the gamma knife done. He was painfree for 4 1/2 years. The TN came back so... [More] -
Anyone taking Lyrica for their TN?
azdude... please let us know how things go with the neurosurgeon about gamma knife. i've been considering this as well. best wishes to you. niku [More] -
CyberKnife Benefits Patients with Difficult Tumors
Thanks for posting this Yes..gamma knife and cyberknife have been studied for brain metastasis from renal cell carcinoma and more centers are able to... [More]
