Neurosurgeons continue to explore minimally invasive surgery with gamma radiation (gamma knife surgery / GKS) in the treatment of brain lesions causing seizures and epilepsy. Studies of the procedure are showing it to be an effective alternative to invasive microsurgery for hypothalamic hamartomas and other lesions that lie deep within ...

A new type of "triggered imaging" technology enables University of Alabama at Birmingham physicians to better target tumors during radiosurgery and lessens the risk of injury to surrounding lung tissue.

Early results from a prospective Phase II trial presented at the American Society of Radiation Oncology 53rd annual meeting show that patients with low-risk prostate cancer who were treated with radiosurgery using treatment technologies from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) and Calypso Medical Systems had favorable health-related quality of life ...

Radiosurgery is a non-invasive medical procedure in which focused beams of high-energy X-rays target tumors and other abnormalities in the body. A single large dose of radiation is capable of ablating a lesion that might not be amenable to surgical removal. However, some radiosurgery systems, such as the CyberKnife (CK), ...

– Radiosurgery is a non-invasive medical procedure in which focused beams of high-energy X-rays target tumors and other abnormalities in the body. A single large dose of radiation is capable of ablating a lesion that might not be amenable to surgical removal. However, some radiosurgery systems, such as the CyberKnife ...

(Fox Chase Cancer Center) A new study from Fox Chase Cancer Center now reports that there is an alternative to the conventional CyberKnife treatment delivery system. This new technique uses a multileaf collimator (MLC) and can flexibly sculpt a single radiation beam to match the exact contour of a ...

MIAMI BEACH, FL (October 2, 2011) Radiosurgery is a non-invasive medical procedure in which focused beams of high-energy X-rays target tumors and other abnormalities in the body. A single large dose of radiation is capable of ablating a lesion that might not be amenable to surgical removal. However, some ...

Varian Medical Systems today announced that the company's TrueBeam system for image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery has received a 2011 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine. This annual award salutes the 100 most technologically significant products of the prior year, spanning many categories, from biomedical products to consumer items.

Brainlab has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its HybridArcTMradiosurgery planning solution. This innovative software package will enable healthcare professionals to increase the efficiency of existing Linac (linear accelerator) radiosurgery hardware and offer fast, high precision volumetric arc radiosurgery treatment without the need for ...

Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) is spotlighting its TrueBeam™ STx with Novalis® Radiosurgery program for fast and precise stereotactic radiosurgery cancer treatments at the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society (ISRS) congress in Paris next week. The Varian booth (Booth K) will focus on the capabilities of the company's TrueBeam™ STx with ...

Meningiomas are the most common benign intracranial tumors, and in individuals ages 35 and older, the most common type of brain tumor diagnosed. They most often occur in people between the ages of 40 and 70. They originate from cells (arachnoid cap cells) within the arachnoid, a thin, spider web-like ...

At the 2011 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Meeting, April 9-13 at the Colorado Convention Center, Elekta (booth #1717) will highlight characteristics of Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™ that separate the system from other radiosurgery solutions.