Gamma Knife Surgery – Procedure, Outcomes and Benefits Gamma knife Surgery is the latest technique for treating brain tumors and cancers. Although referred as gamma “knife”, the surgery does not involve any cut or use of the surgical instrument. Contrary to its name, Gamma Knife involves the use of only gamma rays to treat the targeted diseased portions of the brain. The best part of gamma knife surgery is that the radiations are targeted only on the diseased brain tissue without harming the surrounding healthy tissues. The surgery is the most widely used radiosurgery in the world. Principle of Gamma Knife Surgery The fundamental principle in gamma-knife is selective ionization of the tissue. The high energy beams ionize to produce ions and free radicals that are harmful to the cells. These free ions and radicals damage the DNA, proteins and lipids of harmful cells resulting in their death. Since there are many nervous tissues for which conventional surgical treatment i
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