LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE® ADVANCED TRAINING

LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE® ADVANCED PROGRAM FOR FUNCTIONAL DISORDERS

Objective

To present and discuss results of treatment for functional disorders with Leksell Gamma Knife®. Clinical procedures will be presented to the audience.

Target groups

• Neurosurgeons
• Neurophysiologists
• Epileptologists
• Neurologists

Content

• Gamma Knife® surgery for selected targets in the brain, i.e. the trigeminal nerve and the mesial temporal lobe
• Selection of target and surgical methods
• Lectures on patient selection and strategy for dosimetry

Schedule and training center

3-day course held at University Hospital La Timone Gamma Knife Center, Marseille, France

Pre-requisite

6-12 months experience of Gamma Knife surgery

LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE® ADVANCED PROGRAM FOR SKULL BASE SURGERY

Objective

To present and discuss results of treatments of skull base tumors with Leksell Gamma Knife®. The course will focus on lectures and procedures for vestibular schwannomas, meningiomas and pituitary tumors.

Target groups

• Neurosurgeons
• Neuroradiologists
• ENT-surgeons
• Neuro-Otologists

Content

• Current concepts in skull base surgery
• Principles of radiobiology in benign tumors
• Neuroradiology in skull base tumors
• Patient selection and strategy for dosimetry
• Observation of patient treatments

Schedule and training center

3-day course held at University Hospital La Timone Gamma Knife Center, Marseille, France

Pre-requisite

6-12 months experience of Gamma Knife surgery

LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE® ADVANCED PROGRAM FOR GAMMA KNIFE® SURGERY

Objective

To further enhance the physician’s knowledge in the management of AVM’s, Pituitary tumors and meningiomas.

Target groups

• Neurosurgeons
• Neuroradiologists
• Neurologists
• Radiation Oncologists
• Physicists

Content

One indication will be covered each day, including the following sessions:

• Frame placement
• Imaging
• Didactic lectures
• Hands-on Leksell GammaPlan®
• Workshop/discussions

Schedule and training center

3-day course held at University of Virginia, Charlottesville , Virginia, USA - click for more info

Pre-requisite

6-12 months experience of Gamma Knife surgery