Suppose you are diagnosed with a brain tumor. Now imagine you are given the option of having the tumor removed without an incision, enabling you to resume normal activities within days. That is the promise of Gamma Knife® radiosurgery, a revolutionary technology Lancaster General Health professionals have been using since 1999.

The team at the Lancaster General Health Gamma Knife® Center has successfully treated more than 1,600 patients with benign and malignant brain tumors, blood vessel malformations and other neurological disorders. Requiring no incisions, this technique delivers a single, high dose of radiation with extreme precision.

In most cases, Gamma Knife surgery is an outpatient procedure, requiring only local anesthesia and mild sedation. There is minimal risk of infection, bleeding or scarring.

 

Visit www.LancasterGeneralHealth.org to view an informational video on Gamma Knife technology.