GAMMA KNIFE PATIENT STORIES
Gamma Knife gives doctors the edge with brain surgery
For Jessie "Foy" McMaster, his recurring struggle with cancer isn't just a battle, it's all-out war.
The 61-year-old Butler Twp. resident has a mighty weapon on his side, though, one with a success rate of better than 85 percent.
It's called the Gamma Knife, a means for brain surgery with no anesthesia, cutting or pain involved. Instead, the device focuses 201 beams of gamma radiation with pinpoint accuracy intended to halt tumor growth in areas doctors cannot go with conventional surgery. Read more
MeningiomaTina fights brain tumor with Gamma Knife procedure. View Video |
Acoustic NeuromaGamma Knife helps Deborah win. View Video |
Brain MetastasisJoi and Richard both beat cancer once but turned to Gamma Knife when their cancer reappeared in their brain. View Video |
Trigeminal NeuralgiaThe pain in Charles' face was unbearable until the cause was treated with Gamma Knife technology. View Video |