Less Brain Swelling Occurs With Multiple Sessions Of Stereotactic Radiosurgery For Common Brain Tumor Nov 7, 2009
Called the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion, the machine is the latest. (May 4, 2006) Loyola University Health System has become the first hospital in Illinois to treat a patient with Novalis shaped-beam body radiosurgery, an advanced, computer-assisted therapy that preserves nearby. (Science Daily)
Gamma Knife Treatment For Glioblastomas Shows Promising Results Nov 3, 2009
3, 2009) Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center report promising results from a cutting-edge research study that treated the aggressive brain tumors glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) using a novel type of imaging called MR spectroscopy coupled with high dose radiation in the form of Gamma Knife radiosurgery ... These regions were then targeted with high-dose radiation from a Gamma Knife ... The Gamma Knife is an instrument that allows physicians to perform radiosurgery, a... (Science Daily)
IsoFlow catheter device could help target cancer treatments Nov 2, 2009
Stanford University Hospital interventional neuroradiologist Dr. Huy Do compared the evolution of the IsoFlow catheter to focused beam radiation such as the cyberknife or gamma knife that has come to supplant whole body radiation. This device has great potential in the treatment of cancer patients, Do said. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
St. Joseph's first with alternative brain surgery device Oct 2, 2009
St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta is the first hospital in the state to offer treatment with a Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion ... We are thrilled to be the first in Georgia to offer this treatment option for our patients, said Rebecca Heitkam, manager of the Gamma Knife Center at Saint Joseph's ... One of four Gamma Knife centers in Georgia, St. Joseph's launched its Gamma Knife radio surgery program in 2004, said hospital officials. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
How would the public option outcompete private enterprise? Sep 30, 2009
The Gamma knife for brain tumors. 100 percent government research at the University of Florida. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Babies With Mild Facial Paralysis From Forceps Typically Do Not Need Treatment Aug 25, 2009
20, 2005) Research at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical has shown that Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery (GKRS) is an effective treatment for trigeminal neuralgia. (Jan. (Science Daily)
The Good Stuff: Woman went out of her way to help couple Aug 24, 2009
Throughout the day, she called to see if we were on the the gamma knife surgery on Tuesday morning. That was done, as we had gotten a motel right across from St. Mary s. Jake went in for the proceedure at 9 a.m. and was back at his room at 10:20. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
Friends, music help singer Zheng Cao recover Aug 1, 2009
On May 6, Larson performed nearly six hours of gamma knife radiosurgery, during which Cao's head was immobilized by a helmet with four screws attached to her skull ... Larson came screaming down the hall: Nineteen of 24 tumors (five had disappeared before the gamma knife procedure) had significantly decreased in size, five were small and unchanged, and there were no new tumors. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Wrong radiation dose dispensed to patient Jul 29, 2009
Officials at the Gamma Knife Center of the Pacific, citing human error, reported that a patient undergoing radiosurgery was twice given about 3 percent more than the intended exposure ... On July 3 a brain cancer patient, described to be a woman in her 60s, underwent gamma knife radiosurgery to treat lesions ... 00004000 CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARBULLETIN.COM Dr. Maurice Nicholson, medical director of the Gamma Knife Center of the Pacific, is shown with a gamma knife machine. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Yale-New Haven Hospital To Refund Medicare Jul 2, 2009
The treatment in question is known as gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery, used to treat malignant and benign tumors, vascular abnormalities and neurological conditions. In the case of the disputed billings, Yale-New Haven agreed that overnight stays were not medically necessary. (FOX61, CT)
'Outsmarting Brain Tumors': Cedars-Sinai Researchers, Neurosurgeons and Other Experts Present Free Conference for Adult Brain Tumor Patients and Caregivers Jun 3, 2009
chairman of the medical center's Department of Neurosurgery, will lead a highly respected faculty of brain tumor experts who will discuss the latest research related to adult brain tumors, new discoveries that have been translated into treatments, and surgical and non-surgical treatment options, including Gamma Knife therapy, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Many presentations will address specific symptoms, research and treatment options related to low- and high-grade gliomas, metastatic... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Producer disputes Farrah Fawcett's TV special May 27, 2009
I then had chemo for 2 months to make sure they had gotten all of the cancer but then I acquired a brain tumor the size of a nickel and was sent again to Presby to have the Gamma Knife done (again a laser procedure) it took my tumor down to the size of a pea and has not grown since. At this point in time I decided to check out alternative methods, I felt the cancer was just going to move around and come back when and wherever it wanted. (Multichannel News)
U of L hires nine new neurosurgeons May 9, 2009
Hodes previously served as a faculty member at the University of California-San Francisco, at Wayne State University, in Detroit, and at the University of Kentucky, where he directed the Gamma Knife Radiosurgery and Neurointerventional Radiology program. He earned medical and master s degrees from the Indiana University School of Medicine. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Cancer fight is personal for Brantree Relay for Life team Apr 11, 2009
She also has had two Gamma Knife radiation procedures to target the metastases in her brain. The brain cancer is now in remission. (Braintree Forum, MA)
20-minute cancer treatment Mar 20, 2009
The equipment adds to Baptist s Gamma Knife, which uses stereotactic radiosurgery to treat brain tumors, and could help the hospital compete more aggressively for market share against s CyberKnife, which uses similar technology to treat tumors in the body ... Another study completed last year at the University of California at Los Angeles found that treatment with the Novalis, compared with other tools such as the CyberKnife and the Gamma Knife, was expeditious, comfortable and with reduced... (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
Mom never gives up to save sons life Mar 15, 2009
Another suggested test, the gamma knife, would not be possible for him, also because Tina wanted to avoid major trauma to the brain. As Tina continued her exhaustive research, one name kept popping as a referral source; it was the Boston Children's Hospital. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
U.S. Company helps Australian Travel to Turkey for CyberKnife Radiotherapy Cancer Tumor Treatment Mar 4, 2009
It has many advantages over traditional radiosurgery like gamma knife. Though CyberKnife is also a form of stereotactic radiation therapy like gamma knife, CyberKnife has several breakthrough functionalities like real-time image guidance. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Kristin Hoke's cancer journey Feb 15, 2009
This was a grueling period for Hoke, who already had endured chemotherapy, whole brain radiation, a lung biopsy, and two gamma knife procedures to target 28 dot-sized tumors in her head ... Later that month, she undergoes another gamma knife procedure. (The Palm Beach Post)
