An innovative treatment for brain tumours is Gamma Knife® – a non-invasive radiosurgery technique, as explained by doctor Mr Ian Sabin.
Gamma Knife® technology is able to target tumours accurately and deliver radiation with great speed and precision, making it possible to give a large radiation dose, lethal to the tumour, with little risk to the surrounding tissues and minimal side effects.
While surgery can be conducted on easily accessible meningiomas one of the many benefits of Gamma Knife® is that it enables neurosurgeons to treat many tumours that would otherwise be inaccessible for treatment. If traditional surgery has been unsuccessful, or the patient is unfit for surgery, radiosurgery is another option.
Gamma Knife® treatment is normally given over the course of one day and most patients are able to return home only an hour after the radiosurgery. It is suitable for tumours in the brain but can also treat areas in the head and neck below the skull base.
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About Meningiomas
Meningiomas are abnormal growths of cells (tumours) in the membranes of the brain, or central spinal canal. While they can occasionally be malignant almost all are benign with the effect of increasing pressure in the skull. Steroids may be administered to reduce swelling leading to surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy.