Clinical Solutions: Brain Tumors

Gamma Knife^® Surgery is a non-invasive neurosurgical technique for the treatment of small to medium size intracranial lesions. It is a complimentary technology to open surgery. For some indications Gamma Knife^® Surgery is now the treatment of choice.

There are several advantages of Gamma Knife^® Surgery which account for this:

• Short treatment time
• Short hospitalization and no convalecense
• High cure rate
• Very low morbidity
• High patient satisfaction and Quality of Life

Over 300,000 patients have been treated using Gamma Knife^® Surgery to date. Patients treated often participate in clinical studies. This benefits the technology to develop better machines on the one hand and on the other, giving even higher cure rates for the patients. Gamma Knife^® Surgery is a cost-effective treatment alternative as compared to microsurgery and other types of radiosurgery.

With access to several therapeutic techniques, patients, hospitals and society will benefit both clinically and economically.

• Clinical track-record, more than 35,000 patients treated per year
• Continuous clinical research
• Worldwide support
• Comprehensive customer training and turn-key installation
• Unsurpassed accuracy and reliablity
• State-of-art computer assistance