Gamma Knife Center boosts radiosurgery capabilities

MANILA, Philippines - Surgery without a knife? The Leksell Gamma Knife is an advanced and highly sophisticated device used in radiosurgery, a non-invasive procedure used to treat various brain-related diseases, and was invented in 1968 by Prof. Lars Leksell of the Karolinska Institute in Stokholm, Sweden.

Since its creation, the Leksell Gamma Knife has successfully done over half a million cases worldwide and has been used for decades in the United States and Europe to treat brain tumors and brain disorders.

Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion

Over 70,000 patients undergo Gamma Knife surgery every year and all treatments are documented in more than 2,000 peer-reviewed clinical papers over a 15-year period.

The Philippine Gamma Knife Center Inc. is the first and only provider for Gamma Knife surgery in the country since its opening in 1998.

Their team of neurosurgeons and radiosurgeons was trained in Sweden where the Leksell Gamma Knife machines originate. They have successfully treated more than 1,700 patients.

This year, in line with their goal which is “empowering patients with better options for neurosurgical treatments,” the PGKCI has signed an agreement to acquire the newest model of the Gamma Knife: the Gamma Knife Perfexion.

Upgraded with the latest hardware, software, and technological controls, the Perfexion provides the gentlest treatment option for cancer patients. It is safer, more effective, accurate and precise.

With the guarantee of no morbidity and no mortality as opposed to open surgery and in comparison to other treatments available, the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion offers a better quality of life before, during and especially after the procedure, for the patient, making it the better alternative to open surgery.

And because of its unmatched accuracy and precision, Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion remains the most popular choice, the most accepted and widely used radiosurgery treatment by neurosurgeons worldwide. The benefits encompass all concerned — doctors, patients, hospitals, the community and society as well.

For more information, contact the Philippine Gamma Knife Center Inc. at Cardinal Santos Medical Center compound, Wilson St., Greenhills, San Juan at (+632) 725-9254, 723-7575 or 726-0776 or visit www.gammaknife.com.ph.