When is gamma knife radiosurgery the best treatment option?
Being diagnosed with a tumor is frightening and overwhelming. It is important for patients and their families to be well informed about all the treatment options available and to choose the best approach. This important decision is made in consultation with an experienced neurosurgeon. If gamma knife radiosurgery is chosen, four steps are involved: set-up, treatment planning, treatment delivery and post-treatment follow-up imaging studies. Also, gamma knife radiosurgery can be repeated, multiple times if necessary, in the event of new or recurrent tumors being detected. In each case, these four steps will be required.
