Cutting edge Dec 11, 2007
The Gamma Knife, which is not a knife at all, delivers 192 highly focused beams of radiation to a targeted area in a single dose ... Saint Agnes Medical Center soon will begin using a Gamma Knife -- a $4 ... Even fewer hospitals have the newest version of Gamma Knife, the Perfexion, that will be used at Saint Agnes, they said. (Fresno Bee)
State will allow ECU to acquire CyberKnife Dec 8, 2007
ECU will be one of five medical centers in the country with ready access to both a CyberKnife and Gamma Knife, said Robbie Hill, chairman of the ECU Board of Trustees' Health Science Committee ... The Gamma Knife, owned by Pitt County Memorial Hospital, is similar to the CyberKnife, treating brain tumors much as the CyberKnife does other cancers. (The Daily Reflector)
New choices for patients: Transfusion-free medicine for Jehovah's Witnesses and transfusion-wary Dec 6, 2007
With a national reputation in areas such as orthopaedics, cardiac care, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, otorhinolaryngology (ENT) and urology as well as obstetrics, high-risk maternal and fetal services, neonatology, and behavioral health, the campus also includes specialty treatment centers such as the Joan Karnell Cancer Center, the Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery, the PENN Neurological Institute and the radiosurgical Gamma Knife Center. Pennsylvania Hospital is part of the... (EurekAlert!)
Deep Brain Surgery: Ghana makes medical history Nov 14, 2007
" With the metal frame still attached to the patient's head, the patient was transported by ambulance to the Narh-Bita Hospital in Tema, at 9 a.m., the surgeon recounted. In the operating suite at Narh-Bita, the electrode was very delicately guided into the patient's brain directly. After its placement had been checked using x-ray control films, a second electrode/wire was placed in the second side of the patient's brain and also checked. Both wires were then attached to a battery-powered... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Wrong Side Of Patient's Brain Treated Oct 31, 2007
According to the report, a crucial piece of information was misread prior to treatment with a gamma knife, which delivers a targeted form of radiation therapy that zeros in on specific locations in the brain ... "The gamma knife-authorized medical physicist failed to recognize the scanning error when importing the MRI images into the Gamma Knife treatment planning computer, and subsequently registered them as head first," the report said. (Click2Houston, TX)
Mini-med school exposes area residents to information about health, Brody's inner workings Oct 20, 2007
They manipulated the Da Vinci surgical robot that allows surgeons to operate on patients from across the room; practiced threading breathing tubes into an the esophagus of an emergency-room dummy, and saw how Pitt County Memorial Hospital's Gamma Knife works. Improving community health was another goal, Kolasa said. (The Daily Reflector)
Elekta Selected to Supply Advanced Radiation Therapy Capability to Greece's Largest Private Hospital Sep 26, 2007
Since 2004, HYGEIA hospital has been using Leksell Gamma Knife for radiosurgical treatment of brain tumors and other brain disorders. The Gamma Knife center has been a great success, and has contributed to establishing the hospital as the leading radiosurgery center in Greece ... Clinical solutions include among others Leksell Gamma Knife for non-invasive treatment of brain disorders and Elekta Synergy for image guided radiation therapy (IGRT). (BusinessWire)
'Channel 4 News Extra: On The Verge' Airs Sept. 16 Sep 12, 2007
The special takes a look at brain cancer patients who have gone through conventional treatments, such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation known as "gamma knife," but have not been cured. For these patients, life expectancy is short. (NBC4.tv, CA)
ECU CyberKnife bid denied Sep 9, 2007
State officials also found fault with ECU's financing plan and questioned whether the CyberKnife would duplicate cancer treatment offered by Pitt County Memorial Hospital using the Gamma Knife ... Where the Gamma Knife, installed at the hospital in 2005, offers similar treatment for brain cancers, the CyberKnife can be used throughout the body ... The Division of Health Services Regulation also contends that "there is considerable treatment overlap between the Gamma Knife and the proposed... (The Daily Reflector)
Elekta Demonstrates Commitment to Stereotactic Innovation at EANS Sep 4, 2007
(Logo: ) Leksell Gamma Knife(R) Perfexion(TM) highlighted Positioned at the entrance of the exhibition hall, Elekta will feature Leksell Gamma Knife(R) Perfexion(TM), a quantum leap in stereotactic radiosurgery. The revolutionary patented design of the new Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion collimator system dramatically expands treatment reach, simplifying the process of treating multiple tumors in the same session ... Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion provides better dosimetry performance than any... (PR Newswire)
Elekta to Deliver Leksell Gamma Knife(R) to St. Petersburg, Russia Aug 10, 2007
Elekta to Deliver Leksell Gamma Knife to St. Petersburg, Russia ... Elekta (STO:EKTAB) today announced an order to deliver a Leksell Gamma Knife 4C, to a new hospital under construction in St. Petersburg, Russia, that will become the second hospital in Russia to offer non-invasive radiosurgery for tumors and other brain disorders ... Elekta today announced an order to deliver a Leksell Gamma Knife 4C, to a new hospital under construction in St. Petersburg, Russia, that will become the second... (BusinessWire)
St. Anthony's buys $3.5M cancer treatment system Aug 7, 2007
Dr. Greg Bailey, the hospital's medical director for stereotactic radiosurgery, said in a statement that the Trilogy system is an advance over gamma knife technology. While gamma knife systems can deliver treatment only to tumors in the cranium, the Trilogy system can radiate the head, spinal cord and most other parts of the body as well. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Local hospitals invest in image-guided radiation Jul 31, 2007
Previously, Dr. Greg Bailey, St. Anthony's medical director of stereotactic surgery, used the gamma knife system at when patients needed IGRT. However, the gamma knife is able to deliver radiation only to tumors within the cranium, Bailey said ... In addition to the Gamma Knife Center at Barnes-Jewish, which has been available since 1998, the Siteman Cancer Center at the hospital has two other types of IGRT available, and work is under way on a facility to host a third application. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
CyberKnife cancer therapy coming to North County Jul 8, 2007
A similar product called Gamma Knife, made by Elekta Corp., has been used to eliminate brain tumors for years. CyberKnife differs from Gamma Knife in one significant way: It uses a single-armed robot, similar to those used in the auto manufacturing industry, to target tumors ... Gamma Knife, by comparison, requires patients to remain completely still during treatment. (North County Times)
Hand in hand Jun 27, 2007
" The couple has been volunteering at University Medical Center at Princeton for nearly 10 years. Ms. Ruskin's surgery was followed by unilateral deafness, a spinal fluid leak, bacterial meningitis and debilitating headaches that persisted until this past December, when she suffered a minor stroke. She was unable to return to her career and for many years was limited to the confines of her home. After Ms. Ruskin was diagnosed in 1999 with a 1-centimeter regrowth, an MRI in 2000 determined that... (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Sumner boy sees Wish come true Jun 23, 2007
After more than a year of treatment, which included two surgeries, 46 weeks of chemotherapy, six weeks of radiation and Gamma Knife surgery, Grant returned home from St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He has now been off treatment for nine months. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Taking lead in brain surgery Jun 20, 2007
Dennis G. Hendricks Surgeons, Sandeep Kunwar, left, neurosurgery and David Larson, radiation oncology, at Washington Hospital in Fremont, prepare Susan LaRochelle for a minimally invasive procedure using the new Gamma Knife Perfexion to treat brain tumors ... On June 12, 53-year-old LaRochelle became the first patient in America to be operated on with the Gamma Knife Perfexion, the latest, most advanced, and -- at $5 million -- costliest permutation of a device that lets doctors target and... (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Cancer center knife set could grow Jun 16, 2007
The CyberKnife would be a companion to the Gamma Knife, which Pitt County Memorial Hospital bought for the cancer center in 2005. The Gamma Knife, a helmet-like device, focuses large doses of radiation on brain tumors ... "Right now, we can do a fantastic job with the Gamma Knife above the clavicles (shoulders)," Allison said. (The Daily Reflector)
Former PCMH president accepts COO spot May 30, 2007
The hospital was the second one in the state to install a Gamma Knife, a nonsurgical treatment for patients suffering from brain cancer and other disorders; the first total robotic heart valve surgery in North America was performed there in 2000; a $16 million, 50-bed neonatal intensive care unit opened and a $25 million addition and renovation to the emergency department was completed. "Deborah provided the leadership we needed during those years of rapid growth," Dave McRae, chief executive... (The Daily Reflector)
Surgery stamps out seizures at source May 22, 2007
Also under study is beaming the seizure spot with radiation, using a technique called the Gamma Knife. Janet Rickey of Arlington, Va. (MSNBC -- Health)
Nurses Ask: Does New Orleans Suffer From PTSD? May 4, 2007
" Charles Jarreau, RN Pre-Katrina: Memorial Medical Center Post-Katrina: New Orleans Gamma Knife and PET Center A Baton Rouge native, Charles worked the five days of the storm in the intensive care unit at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans, which is now closed. Post-Katrina, Charles has become active in the American Cancer Society, volunteering at the Hope Lodge, a free hotel available to cancer patients and their families to stay during treatment. Laurie McInnis, RN Pre-Katrina: Home... (PR Newswire)
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK : Titus denies playing favorites within party Apr 9, 2007
NRC spokeswoman Elizabeth Hayden said McGaffigan has undergone gamma knife surgery and is still undergoing radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had been looking for a replacement for McGaffigan, a Democrat. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Nevada News)
Healthcare cos focus on super specialisation Apr 7, 2007
Some years ago, Hinduja Group had bought Gamma Knife, which cost Rs 16 crore equipment. A senior Hinduja Group official said," Treatment is now more diagnostic focused and hospitals need to have the most sophisticated equipment. The life span of these equipment is about 3-4 years and the returns are volume driven.". (India Times)
North San Diego County Community News Briefs: Cartoonists Society to meet Apr 5, 2007
The speaker will be Paul Loftin, administrator for the Gamma Knife Center. Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder that causes intense facial pain. (North County Times)
Elekta Refinances 5 Year Credit Facility Apr 3, 2007
Clinical solutions include among others Leksell Gamma Knife for non-invasive treatment of brain disorders and Elekta Synergy for image guided radiation therapy (IGRT). Following the acquisition of IMPAC Medical Systems Inc. in April 2005, the Elekta Group is the world s largest supplier of oncology software. (BusinessWire)
New surgery ends area woman's pain Apr 1, 2007
Kay Heikkila of Coquile traveled to Eugene to undergo a gamma knife procedure on her face ... Although a relatively new option at Sacred Heart the equipment was installed in November 2006 the base cost of the Gamma Knife procedure is 35,000, but 10,000 less than an average hospital charge for open brain surgery ... found (Gamma Knife) less frightening than the invasive procedure and more reassuring than depending on the pills all my life, she said. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Attitude is everything... Mar 31, 2007
A month later, she had gamma knife procedure to remove the third ... She said the gamma knife procedure actually required screws to be screwed into her skull to keep her head perfectly still ... Then the surgery is done using the light from the gamma knife. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Derrick Gardiner recovering from brain surgery for rare condition Mar 15, 2007
Using gamma knife treatment allowed the doctors to begin dissolving the blood clot without an incision. is blood clot was so deep, it ruled out surgery, especially as the clot was near the place in the brain that controls mobility and speech, said his father. (Rosenberg Herald-Coaster, TX)
ALICIA'S STORY Feb 3, 2007
" I said. "The chemo drug. " A drug my mom, who died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, had used. He said Adriamycin itself is different, used for more aggressive cancers. "So it's not Adriamycin. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Swedish Cancer Institute First in the World to Offer GPS for the Body(R) to Assist With Precision-Guided Prostate Cancer Treatments Jan 31, 2007
They include a variety of technologies, including Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Image- Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), linear accelerator-based stereotactic radio surgery, Calypso(R) 4D Localization System, Xoft Axxent(TM) Electronic Brachytherapy System, MammoSite(R) Radiation Therapy System, the Seattle CyberKnife Center(TM) at Swedish Medical Center, and Northwest Hospital Gamma Knife Center. About the Seattle Prostate Institute at Swedish Medical Center The Seattle Prostate... (PR Newswire)
Star surgeons to lead Fremont neuroscience center Jan 23, 2007
The new center is slated to be one of the first in the world, and reportedly the first on the West Coast, to deploy an advanced Leksell gamma knife, which uses doses of focused radiation to treat brain tumors while avoiding harm to surrounding tissues. Other early adopters of the minimally invasive Perfexion radiosurgery technology, from Sweden's , include Camden, N.J.-based and the , which expect to install similar gamma-knife devices this spring. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Washington Hospital beams in on neuroscience Jan 23, 2007
Washington Hospital is getting the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion, the newest model made by Swedish manufacturer , the company that designed early versions of the technology in the 1960s ... "Washington Hospital must have tons of money because the device is expensive and you have to have people who know how to use it," said Dr. Michael McDermott, director of the UC-San Francisco Gamma Knife Radiosurgery program ... Larson, part of a team of physicians that advised Elekta in creating this version... (East Bay Business Times, CA)
'Ray gun' cancer cure nears speed of light Dec 12, 2006
Readers might also be interested in the gamma knife, which was developed in the 80's and used in the 90's in the states, there are now 210 sites worldwide. Ctinj, Alloa / 8:55am 11 Dec 2006. (Scotsman)
After surgery, 7-9 Ming pursuing NBA dream Dec 7, 2006
Tatter's partner at Wake Forest's Gamma Knife Center, Volker Stieber, said patients with acromegaly tend to die from heart failure at a young age, usually in their 30s or 40s ... Late last month, Stieber and Tatter performed a second, knifeless surgery on Sun called gamma knife radiosurgery. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Surgery May Help Chinese Player Reach NBA Nov 29, 2006
The procedure, called Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery, uses beams of radiation instead of a scalpel ... "Gamma Knife radiosurgery works by very precisely delivering gamma rays to a tumor," says Dr. Stephen Tatter, co-director of the Gamma Knife Center at Wake Forest and part of the surgical team that will break up Sun's tumor ... "On average it takes over a year for growth hormone levels to normalize after Gamma Knife treatment alone," Tatter says. (ABC News)
Good Samaritan Takes Up Podcasting Nov 25, 2006
The 408-bed facility began podcasting in October on such topics as transfusion-free medicine and Gamma Knife radiosurgery. The short videos are produced mostly in-house using Good Samaritan physicians. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Stamford Hospital looks to set up new cancer weapon Oct 23, 2006
The most common form of stereotactic radiosurgery is gamma knife technology, which uses single high-dose radiation to treat patients with advanced brain tumors. Stamford Hospital does not have a gamma knife device and cannot treat patients that need this form of radiation ... Instead, they are referred to places such as Yale New-Haven Hospital's Gamma Knife Center or other facilities. (Stamford Advocate)
Hospital sets new records Oct 18, 2006
Increased use of the operating room, CT scanning and the Gamma Knife, used in brain surgeries, led outpatient business. PCMH's revenue of $671. (The Daily Reflector)
Radiation therapy for cancer gets on the beam Oct 15, 2006
The concept resembles that of another targeted radiation therapy, called the Gamma Knife, which sends about 200 beams of gamma radiation into the tumor. But while the Gamma Knife can be used only for lesions of the brain, the CyberKnife and IMRT can be used over the entire body. (North County Times)
'Gamma Knife' Brain Surgery Helps Texas Patient Oct 6, 2006
Gamma Knife' Brain Surgery Helps Texas Patient ... That young student was able to go out dancing with friends just a week after her second brain operation because of a surgical tool called a Gamma Knife a tool that seems like it came straight out of a Star Wars movie ... So doctors performed a non-surgical procedure using a tool called a Gamma Knife. (CBS 11, TX)
Dallas Judge Cannot Call Herself A Psychologist Oct 6, 2006
Gamma Knife' Brain Surgery Helps Texas Patient. Wylie Vs. Berkner Football Hits Questioned. (CBS 11, TX)
Nuclear Meltdown May Have Caused Cancers Oct 6, 2006
Gamma Knife' Brain Surgery Helps Texas Patient. Top News Stories. (CBS 11, TX)
Gamma Knife Offers Non-invasive Treatment For Vascular Disorders, Tumors In The Brain Sep 13, 2006
Dr. Robert Timmerman (left), a radiation oncologist, prepares patient Katherine Coit for a procedure using UT Southwestern's Gamma Knife ... A team of specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center found a solution using the latest radiation technology to treat inoperable vascular malformations, cancer and benign tumors of the brain the Gamma Knife ... On Aug. 11, doctors used the Gamma Knife to focus 201 beams of cobalt radiation with sub-millimeter precision on the remaining AVM in Ms. Coit's... (Science Daily)
U.Va. will be first to install new 'Gamma Knife' Sep 8, 2006
will be first to install new 'Gamma Knife. University Health System anticipates installing Gamma Knife 'Perfexion' in 2007; knife to make neurosurgery safer, more efficient ... The University Health System anticipates installing the new Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion in early 2007 in the hopes of offering treatment to more neural patients. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Med Center anticipates growth Jun 30, 2006
This year saw the completion of the new South Annex treatment building, providing advanced cancer and neurosurgical treatment options for patients, including the region's first and only Trilogy(tm) Linear Accelerator and central Pennsylvania's newest gamma knife. These devices enable targeted, image-guided treatment of tumors, brain lesions and other ailments. (Hershey Chronicle, PA)
Radiation treatment center opens May 19, 2006
The Gamma Knife will provide quick, non-invasive radiation treatment to patients with benign or malignant brain tumors and functional neurological disorders such as pain and seizures ... "The treatment plans for the Gamma Knife are like fingerprints," Tracy Sinopoli, a nurse in the neurosurgery department, said ... "The Gamma Knife is a highly effective tool for treatment of brain lesions and holds tremendous future promise for a wide range of structural diseases of the brain and neurobehavioral... (Hershey Chronicle, PA)
Freezing Kidney Tumors Is A Safe Alternative To Surgery May 2, 2006
(July 8, 1999) -- A recent study from Mayo Clinic shows that gamma knife surgery is successful in treating patients with a wide variety of brain disorders. In patients with benign tumors, growth was controlled in 96. (Science Daily)
American Shared Hospital Services Announces First Quarter 2006... May 2, 2006
American Shared Hospital Services (PCX:AMS), the leading provider of Gamma Knife(R) radiosurgery services, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter 2006 results on Thursday, May 4, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time ... The Company's core business is supplying hospitals with the Gamma Knife -- a non-invasive treatment for malignant and benign brain tumors, vascular malformations and trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain) ... The Gamma Knife, the gold standard in radiosurgery, reduces... (CNBC -- Research Alerts)
American Shared Hospital Services Fourth Quarter and Year End 2005... Feb 18, 2006
American Shared Hospital Services (PCX:AMS), the leading provider of Gamma Knife(R) radiosurgery services, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss fourth quarter and year end 2005 results on Wednesday, February 22 at 4:00 PM Eastern time ... The Company's core business is supplying hospitals with the Gamma Knife -- a non- invasive treatment for malignant and benign brain tumors, vascular malformations and trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain) ... The Gamma Knife, the gold standard in... (CNBC -- Research Alerts)
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 16, 2006 (HealthDay) Feb 17, 2006
Participants will receive stereotactic radiosurgery (Gamma Knife) and chemotherapy with Temodar for up to 24 months, depending on tumor response. The research site is in Buffalo, N.Y.. (RSS - Yahoo News - Health)
"Gamma Knife" Treatment Can Extend Cancer Survival Jan 14, 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many patients can survive for years after undergoing effective gamma knife radiosurgery for cancers that have spread to the brain, according to a new report ... Gamma knife radiosurgery, which requires no surgical incision, directs concentrated gamma radiation to a specific target, reaching brain tumors once considered inoperable. (MEDLINEplus)
