Monday, March 15, 2010

Gamma Knife to treat Epilepsy

Gamma Knife to treat Epilepsy

Radiosurgery is a surgical procedure where narrow beams of radiation are targeted to a precisely defined volume of tissue within the brain. This highly focused and destructive dose of radiation is given in a single session and avoids potentially harmful radiation to surrounding brain structures. Professor Lars Leksell, a Swedish Neurosurgeon, first developed stereotactic devices (used to guide the gamma rays) as well as the very concept of Radiosurgery.

Email: epilepsysurgeon@yahoo.in

Web: http://www.epilepsy.net.in