The Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Center
Benign Brain Tumors
Patients who undergo Gamma Knife as a treatment for Benign Tumors appreciate the fact that it is an outpatient procedure and that following one to two days of treatment, they can return to their normal daily routines. The Gamma Knife is emerging as a standard of care for patients suffering from benign brain tumors, especially because of it pinpoint targeting ability.
Meningiomas
Meningiomas make up about one-fifth of all primary intracranial tumors,
and are slow growing tumors that that arise from the tissue that
lines the brain.
" 95-97 % Tumor Control Rate for Benign Meningiomas
" Primary or secondary treatment modality
Pituitary Adenomas
Thousands of people have received Gamma Knife radiosurgery for their
pituitary tumors. The tumors are found behind and between the eyes
at the base of the brain, just beneath the hypothalamus to which
it is connected by a thin stalk.
- 65-85% Tumor Control Rate for Secretory Tumors
- 90% Tumor Control Rate for Non-Secretory Tumors
- Primary or secondary treatment modality