Gamma Knife Center

Gamma Knife FAQ - Gamma Knife Center

Mark Flaherty — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:31:14 GMT

The Medical Center is the first facility in the state to own a Leksell Gamma Knife, which uses radiation to destroy tumors, vascular malformations and to create brain lesions in overactive regions with pinpoint accuracy.

Gamma Knife Team

Mark Flaherty — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:43 GMT

Our team of specialists is among the most experienced in the country. Since opening in 1999, the Gamma Knife Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has become one of the busiest in the country, having treated more than 2,500 patients through 2008.

What to Expect

Mark Flaherty — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:40:55 GMT

A patient's guide to what to expect the day of Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery.

What Can Be Treated

Jan Eric Strohl — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:53:28 GMT

Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery has become the treatment of choice for selected benign and malignant brain tumors and vascular malformations involving the brain, as an alternative to conventional open surgery.

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Internal Administrator — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:34:27 GMT

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Gamma Knife vs. CyberKnife

Mark Flaherty — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:54:24 GMT

Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery is the gold standard for the treatment of intracranial SRS procedures. Its clinical efficacy has been documented across nearly 4 decades, with more than 350,000 cases treated worldwide providing the data for 2,000+ publications in peer-reviewed medical literature. It is used as the performance metric against which other technologies (such as CyberKnife) are measured.

Consultations and Patient Convenience

Jan Eric Strohl — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:51:08 GMT

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center makes a concerted effort to ensure that every eligible patient is efficiently evaluated and treated.

Brain Metastases

Internal Administrator — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:34:16 GMT

Brain Metastases

Brain Aneurysms & AVMs

Internal Administrator — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:34:14 GMT

Brain Aneurysms & AVMs

Appropriate Candidates

Mark Flaherty — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:30:05 GMT

In many cases, the Gamma Knife team can evaluate the patient’s medical history, existing films and laboratory tests before seeing the patient in order to determine whether a physical consultation at the Medical Center is necessary.

Advantages of Gamma Knife Treatment

Mark Flaherty — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:26:28 GMT

Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery offers several advantages over conventinoal surgeries.

Acoustic Neuroma

Internal Administrator — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:34:06 GMT

Acoustic Neuroma

About the Gamma Knife Center

Internal Administrator — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:34:03 GMT

Our team of specialists is among the most experienced in the country. Since 1999 we have performed more than 2,700 Gamma Knife SRS procedures and have become one of the busiest and most respected Gamma Knife Centers in the United States. Our multidisciplinary team works cooperatively to ensure the best treatment plan and outcome for each patient.

QR-Gamma Knife

Mark Flaherty — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:29:39 GMT

QR-Gamma Knife

Perfexion Gamma Knife

Mark Flaherty — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:06:48 GMT

Perfexion offers clinicians the advantage of being able to treat head and neck and cervical spine tumors in addition to the intracranial benign and malignant lesions and vascular malformations typically treated with Gamma Knife.

Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Jan Eric Strohl — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:50:21 GMT

Brain metastasis is the most common indication for Gamma Knife® radiosurgery. Radiosurgery for metastatic brain tumors may be used in conjunction with other therapies including conventional open skull surgery and whole brain radiation therapy depending on the size, location and number of tumors.

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Internal Administrator — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:14:25 GMT

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Internal Administrator — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:14:22 GMT