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Gamma Knife radiosurgery is a type of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) used to treat selected brain tumours and other conditions affecting the brain. Like other forms of SRS, it delivers precisely targeted radiation to the treatment area while limiting exposure to surrounding healthy tissue.1
Gamma Knife radiosurgery delivers multiple converging beams of gamma radiation toward a central point to deliver high dose radiation to a specific target within the brain and to avoid significant doses to normal brain tissue.
GenesisCare no longer offers Gamma Knife radiosurgery. We have recently upgraded our radiation therapy technology, replacing our Gamma Knife system with ZAP-X, a newer, advanced stereotactic radiosurgery platform developed specifically for conditions affecting the brain and upper cervical spine.
Despite the name, radiosurgery is not surgery. No incision is made and no anaesthetic is required. It is painless and treatment is typically provided as an outpatient procedure, meaning patients usually go home the same day.2
ZAP-X combines image guidance with a gyroscopic design to deliver highly focused radiation from multiple angles, precisely targeting the treatment area while minimising unnecessary radiation exposure to healthy brain tissue and critical structures such as the brainstem, eyes and optic nerves.
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