Plans have been set in motion to bring a new Gamma Knife Perfexion machine to The Valley Hospital this coming November.
Our own Gamma Knife specialist, Dr. Anthony D’Ambrosio is Co-Director of the Institute for Brain and Spine Radiosurgery where their new system will be used.
The Gamma Knife is used to treat a multitude of problems including Brain Tumors, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs), and Epilepsy.
The Gamma Knife isn’t really a knife, but a large machine that generates a highly concentrated beam of radiation that is used to specifically target a lesion in the brain.
The upgraded Perfexion system expands this capability to include more treatment areas. Also, an advanced planning system means surgery will be performed with even greater accuracy.
According to Elekta, the maker of the Perfexion System, “System benefits include faster set-up and treatment delivery to one or more tumors in a single session[.]”
Watch this video to learn more about the new Perfexion Gamma Knife.
