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U of MN Medical Center
2. Imaging
3. Treatment Planning
4. Treatment Procedure
frame
Stereotactic=precise
http://www.gammaknife.com/
frame is removed
Side effects from where the frame was
attached:
Mild headache
Minor swelling
Fatigue
Swelling
Scalp or hair problems
after procedure
rates
Local control of tumors in any brain
location exceeds an average of 85%
50,000 patients are treated with
Gamma Knife/year
http://www.gammaknife.com/
University of Texas. (2013). Gamma knife radiosurgery.
Retrieved from http://www.mdanderson.org/patientand-cancer-information/cancer-information/cancertopics/cancer-treatment/radiation/gamma-knife