Gamma Knife Icon

Gamma Knife Icon: Precision Treatment for Brain Tumors with Advanced Technology

What is Gamma Knife Icon?

The Gamma Knife Icon is the sixth generation of the Leksell Gamma Knife technology, which has been developed over 60 years. As the most accurate, flexible, and safe model in the Leksell Gamma Knife family, the Gamma Knife Icon is an advanced stereotactic intracranial radiosurgery technique used to treat brain tumors and other brain abnormalities.

What is Gamma Knife?

Gamma Knife is a stereotactic intracranial radiosurgery technique used to treat brain tumors and other brain abnormalities as part of radiotherapy. In this technique, the targeted tissues receive a very high dose of radiation in a single session, while adjacent brain tissues are exposed to minimal radiation. The goal of this method is to halt tumor growth.

Gamma Knife Process

The Gamma Knife treatment is tailored to each patient’s specific needs and is a straightforward, fast, reliable, and safe process. Gamma Knife computer software reduces the treatment plan to a simple list of instructions to direct the gamma rays to the target.

• Frame Placement: The treatment begins with the placement of a stereotactic frame on the patient's head. This procedure is performed under local anesthesia and takes just a few minutes.
• Imaging: After the frame is placed, an imaging procedure (MRI, CT, or angiography) suitable for the patient's pathology is performed. This provides a detailed and accurate map of the brain.
• Treatment Planning: The treatment is precisely planned using specialized computer planning software. The treatment covers the target with sub-millimeter accuracy while protecting surrounding brain tissues.
• Treatment Administration: The treatment usually takes 30-90 minutes, during which patients can rest comfortably on the treatment bed and listen to music.
• Discharge: After treatment, the frame is removed, and most patients are discharged on the same day. Patients can return to their normal routines following treatment.

Differences Between Gamma Knife Icon and Gamma Knife Perfexion

• Frameless or Framed Treatment: The Icon version allows for either framed or frameless (mask-based) treatment.
• Cone-Beam Computed Tomography: Integrated stereotactic cone-beam CT helps physicians determine three-dimensional stereotactic coordinates.
• Precision: The Icon is the most precise radiosurgery device compared to other radiosurgery devices.

Advantages of Gamma Knife Treatment

• Painless and Bloodless: It is a painless and bloodless treatment method for brain tumors and other brain abnormalities.
• Surgery-Free Treatment: It can eliminate the need for open surgery for many types of brain tumors.
• No General Anesthesia Required: There is no need for general anesthesia during treatment.
• Incision-Free: No incisions are made on the scalp or head.
• Quick Recovery: Patients can return home or to work on the day of treatment, with no recovery time required.
• Minimal Radiation: Normal brain tissues are exposed to very little radiation.
• Suitability: It is an ideal solution for patients who cannot tolerate surgical procedures due to age or accompanying medical conditions.

Conditions Treated by Gamma Knife

• Benign Brain Tumors: Vestibular schwannomas, meningiomas, pituitary adenomas, skull base tumors, chordomas, other intracranial schwannomas, glomus jugulare tumors, craniopharyngiomas, hemangioblastomas, pineal region tumors.
• Vascular Malformations: Arteriovenous malformation (AVM), brain cavernous malformations, cavernomas, dural arteriovenous fistulas.
• Malignant Tumors: Malignant melanoma, uveal melanoma, certain glial tumors, hemangiopericytoma, nasopharyngeal carcinomas.
• Functional Disorders: Trigeminal neuralgia.
• Movement Disorders: Tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease.

What Makes Gamma Knife Icon Different?

The Gamma Knife Icon is a groundbreaking health technology for treating brain disorders. It uses high-energy beams to treat brain tumors and other brain diseases. There are different radiation treatment machines like CyberKnife and MRIdian, but Gamma Knife is the only technology exclusively used for brain tumors. It was created and designed by neurosurgeons. The Gamma Knife Icon offers some new advantages compared to its predecessors:

• Frameless Treatment: Instead of a frame, a personalized, non-invasive thermoplastic head mask can be used during treatment sessions.
• Real-Time Monitoring: The patient’s movements are monitored in real-time using cone-beam CT and an infrared-based high-resolution motion management camera.
• Fractionated Treatment: It is possible to treat tumors in multiple fractions, minimizing the risk of damage to healthy tissues.

How Does Gamma Knife Icon Work?

The Gamma Knife Icon offers patients unparalleled comfort compared to routine neurosurgery operations. There is no need for hospitalization, anesthesia during treatment, or shaving the head before the procedure. The treatment process consists of six steps: preparation, frame or mask placement, scanning, treatment planning, treatment, and recovery. A session is completed in half a day, and the patient remains awake during the procedure. After treatment, there is no need for the patient to stay in the hospital, and they can quickly return to their daily life.

Is Gamma Knife Surgery Right for You?

Gamma Knife is one of the most valuable treatment options for brain diseases. It can be used to treat some brain tumors considered risky and inoperable. It can be the first choice for certain brain tumors, particularly vestibular schwannomas and meningiomas. Gamma Knife treatment is typically applied to tumors smaller than 3 cm. Besides brain tumors, it is also used in different brain diseases such as brain AVM (arteriovenous malformation) and trigeminal neuralgia.

You can consider Gamma Knife Icon radiosurgery in the following cases:

• Benign Brain Tumors: Acoustic neuroma, meningioma, craniopharyngioma, pituitary adenoma, hemangioblastoma, glomus tumor.
• Malignant Brain Tumors: Glioblastoma, brain metastases, gliomas, hemangiopericytoma, chondrosarcoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, pediatric brain tumors, and other malignant tumors.
• Functional Disorders: Trigeminal neuralgia.
• Vascular Malformations: Brain AVM (arteriovenous malformation).
• Parkinson’s Disease: An aggressive brain cancer known as glioblastoma (GBM).

At Well Dems Travel Agency, we are proud to offer the most advanced and precise treatment options for brain tumors with Gamma Knife Icon. We are here to provide the best solutions for your health.

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