A University of Alberta clinical trial could offer new hope for people worldwide living with one of the most painful ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Brain surgery for any reason can be a risky proposition, because it is hard not to damage normal brain tissue during an operation. But what if surgeons could destroy abnormal ...

October 20, 2006 (Chicago) -- Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) may offer a safe, effective, noninvasive alternative for the treatment of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), the most common cause of ...

Q. My neurosurgeon has recommended gamma-knife surgery for a noncancerous meningioma. I am told that radiation can cause fatigue, and I want to boost my immune system beforehand. What do you recommend ...

Surgeons have used gamma knife technology for years during delicate brain surgeries. It's not a knife at all, but instead a focused beam of radiation that carries less risk of damaging nearby tissue.

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THE fight against cancer has seen many technological and medical advances in recent years. When it comes to brain cancers, precise and efficient tools like the Gamma Knife have changed the way ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): AIIMS, Bhopal’s proposal for replacement of ‘Gamma knife’ with ZAP—new medical equipment for brain tumour surgery, has been turned down after opposition of Bhopal MP Alok ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 2 (UPI) -- Researchers say they are having success in using "gamma knife" technology to destroy malignant cancer in the eye -- not only saving patients' lives but saving ...