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Leksell Gamma Knife

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Precision that spares healthy brain tissue

This proven technology spares healthy tissue due to its unique design using 192 simultaneous radiation beams with outstanding precision.

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Treat a broad range of intracranial indications

Our users treat >60 different indications* with Leksell Gamma Knife, every treatment is personalized to fit the patients need and condition.

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*Based on LGK Society Treatment Statistics 2020

Brain metastases

Gamma Knife radiosurgery combined with immunotherapy resulted in complete remission of the patient’s metastases, both intracranial and systemic.

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Trigeminal Neuralgia

Pain alleviation using conservative treatment was not sufficient for this multiple sclerosis patient. Gamma Knife radiosurgery provided an effective, non-invasive alternative to achieve excellent results, reducing facial pain significantly.

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Vestibular Schwannoma

Gamma Knife radiosurgery provided good control of tumor growth with no deterioration of symptoms. The excellent conformation of dose to the tumor that was achieved with Gamma Knife enabled preservation of the facial nerve.

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Protect your patient's quality of life with very low dose to the brain and body

Brain

By delivering the radiation dose with 192 small beams to a focused isocenter, Gamma Knife radiosurgery has 2-21x lower dose to healthy brain tissue compared to competing technologies.

Body

The unique design of Leksell Gamma Knife means that there is less radiation outside the target and no primary beams are directed from the top of the head through the body, resulting in 2-235x lower dose to body compared to competing technologies.

Well documented treatment for intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery

Read about the supporting research on Gamma Knife radiosurgery for a selection of the indications:

Meningioma

Over 95% tumor control for WHO Grade I Meningioma1 and overall significant improvement in Quality of Life (QoL),2

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Vestibular Schwannoma

75% chance of preserving hearing and 80% tumour control rate as well as improved QoL2,3

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Brain Metastases

Stable or improved QoL and preserved cognitive function4,5,6

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References

1. Hafez et al. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2015;157(9):1559–64. 8. doi: 10.1007/s00701-015-2509-2

2. Shyamal et al. J La State Med Soc.2015;167(2):54–65.

3. Janz et al. Otol Neurotol. 2019;40(8):1047–53. 22. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002316 .

4. Verhaak et al. Neurosurgery. 2021 Apr; 88(5):E396-E405.

5. Schimmel et al. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2021 May; 33(5):314-321.

6. Bragstad et al. J Neurosurg. 2018 Jul; 129(1):71-83

7. Paddick et al. 2021, 2. Data courtesy of Ian Paddick 2023, 3. Eaton et al. Pract Radiat Oncol 2018, 4.Eaton et al. Pract Radiat Oncol 2018, 5. Cao et al. J Neurosurg 2019, 6. Schelin et al. J Rasiosurg SBRT 2021

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