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The Gamma Knife Icon is the 6th generation of the Leksell Gamma Knife family and is considered as the most accurate, flexible, and the safest among its predecessors.

Gamma knife is a stereotactic intracranial radiosurgery technique applied in treating of brain tumors and other brain abnormalities as part of radiation therapy. In gamma knife radiosurgery, the targeted tissues receive a very high dose of radiation in a single session, while the adjacent brain tissues are exposed to only an insignificant dose of radiation. The objective of the procedure is to stop the growth of the tumor.

There are many advantages that gamma knife treatment provides for patients with brain tumors or other brain abnormalities, such as;

Elimination of open surgery for many types of brain tumors
General anesthesia is not required
No incisions are made on the scalp or head
Healthy brain tissues are exposed to very low levels of radiation
No need for cutting of hair prior to procedure
No hair loss occurrence due to the procedure
No recovery period; patients can return home or work on the day of the treatment

A wide array of diseases can be treated with use of the gamma knife, such as;

Patients with Benign Brain Tumors

Vestibular Schwannomas (Acoustic Neuromas)
Meningiomas
Pituitary Adenomas
Skull Base Tumors
Chordomas
All Intracranial Schwannomas
Glomus Jugulare Tumors
Craniopharyngiomas
Hemangioblastomas
Tumors of the Pineal Region

Patients with Blood Vessel Anomalies

Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
Cavernomas
Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas

Patients with Malignant Tumors

Malignant Melanoma
Uveal Melanoma
Certain Glial Tumors
Hemangiopericytoma
Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas

Patients with Functional Diseases

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Patients with Movement Disorders

Parkinson’s Disease

Patients who Refuse Open Surgery

Due to Age or Medical Conditions

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Treatments

Hair Transplant

Bariatric Surgery

Other Treatments