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Dheerendra Prasad, MD, M-Ch, Director of the Gamma Knife Center, has treated more than 14,000 patients with Gamma Knife radiosurgery and serves as an onsite advisor and mentor to more than 60 institutions worldwide.
Gamma Knife radiosurgery destroys a brain tumor by radiating it with 192 intersecting gamma ray beams. This minimally invasive treatment is used to treat tumors in the brain including primary brain cancers and brain metastases (other cancers that have spread to the brain).
The Gamma Knife unit is also used to treat other noncancerous brain conditions, including trigeminal neuralgia and arteriovenous malformations. In some cases, Gamma Knife makes it possible to treat deeply embedded tumors that cannot be reached with conventional surgery.
Gamma Knife radiosurgery is usually an outpatient procedure and does not require general anesthesia. Treatment is delivered with no incisions, painlessly, silently, and with extreme precision. Roswell Park is the only Western New York institution equipped with a Gamma Knife.
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Gamma Knife radiosurgery at Roswell Park
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