| gamma knife |
An advanced form of stereotactic or focused radiosurgery for benign processes and metastatic brain tumors that were previously considered inoperable or very high risk for conventional brain surgery. The "knife" is formed by 201 intersecting beams of gamma radiation that deliver a concentrated dose to a precise area of the brain.
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| gamma knife |
A device that is used to deliver radiosurgery to treat brain lesions. High energy rays are derived from cobalt, and radiation beams are delivered at many different angles.
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| gamma knife surgery |
Radiosurgery that can destroy an intracranial target by directing gamma radiation at the lesion, while attempting to spare adjacent healthy tissue. The gamma knife consists of 201 cylindrical gamma ray (cobalt 60) beams desig
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| gamma knife |
The gamma knife is a radiosurgical machine that contains 201 separate radioactive cobalt sources. The radiation beams from each source (gamma rays) are focused together at the tumor.
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| gamma knife surgery |
This is a term meaning radiosurgery given by a Gamma Knife.
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