Gamma Knife radiosurgery

A safe, highly effective non-surgical procedure to treat tumors and other abnormalities in the brain, Gamma Knife allows our skilled doctors to selectively destroy brain tumors or blood vessel abnormalities deep within the brain without an incision.

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Gamma Knife is used to treat various diagnoses including:

• Acoustic neuromas
• Benign tumors
• Craniopharyngiomas
• Malignant tumors
• Metastic brain tumors
• Meningiomas
• Pituitary adenomas
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Tumors at the skull base or pineal region
• Vascular abnormalities

About Gamma Knife radiosurgery

In Gamma Knife radiosurgery, high concentrations of radiation beams are precisely focused onto a specific target to destroy the abnormal cells without harming surrounding healthy tissue.

With Gamma Knife, there's no knife, no incision and no lengthy recovery period. Most patients return to normal activities within 24 to 48 hours. Gamma Knife radiosurgery is a one-session treatment, as opposed to traditional radiation therapy, which is administered over time in multiple sessions. The Gamma Knife treatment is typically performed on an outpatient basis and is virtually painless.

Prisma Health Gamma Knife Center

Since its opening in 1998, the care team at the Prisma Health Gamma Knife Center has treated thousands of patients with Gamma Knife radiosurgery. We care for our patients with an interdisciplinary team of specialists including neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, medical physicists and nurses specifically trained in Gamma Knife. Referring doctors also are encouraged to be active partners in the treatment process.