Radiation Oncology

Gamma Knife

The Gamma Knife Icon, housed at Zale Lipshy Pavilion – William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, utilizes beams of highly focused Co-60 gamma rays to treat benign and malignant tumors. Physicians from the Department of Radiation Oncology and the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute have extensive experience in performing Gamma Knife procedures for brain metastases, pituitary tumors, meningiomas, acoustic neuroma, arteriovenous malformation, and trigeminal neuralgia.

Program Overview

Our team of cancer specialists work alongside physicians from the Spine Center and the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute to high-quality care for people with tumors of the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). We bring the latest evidence-based methods for diagnosis and treatment from the research lab to our patients.

Gamma Knife Icon utilizes cone-beam CT imaging to verify patient positioning before frameless treatments. During treatments, the High Definition Motion Management (HDMM) system continuously tracks the movements of the patient to ensure submillimeter precision.

Benefits of the Gamma Knife Icon include:

Limited radiation exposure to healthy brain, head tissue, and cranial nerves
Ultra-precise stereotactic radiosurgery without using a restrictive headframe (as was required with previous models)
A more comfortable patient experience, including shorter treatment times
Ability to spread treatments over several days to protect neighboring tissues if necessary
Treatment of more patients with brain metastases in place of whole brain radiation
Treating larger tumors and AVMS which previously were not treated with the Gamma Knife

For more information about Gamma Knife treatment, please call 214-645-8525 or fill out the form below.

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