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Welcome to the Gamma Knife South Africa treatment unit
At Gamma Knife South Africa, our leading multi-disciplinary team work together to ensure you receive quality care.
Since 2017, we have treated over 1,000 patients. Across the world, some one million patients have benefited from Gamma Knife radiosurgery.
Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery: Five fast facts
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Accurately targets the part of your brain causing your condition and spares surrounding healthy brain tissue.
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No cutting or incisions.
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General anaesthetic seldom required for adult patients.
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Overnight hospital stay seldom required.
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Patients return to normal activities within a day or so after treatment.
We are committed to your safety at Gamma Knife South Africa.
Our unit is wheelchair-friendly and we accommodate blind and deaf patients.
Your condition
Gamma Knife radiosurgery is used for the management of:
Tremors due to conditions including essential tremor or Parkinson’s disease and
Some cases of epilepsy.
Other tumour types which may be suitable for Gamma Knife treatment include conditions such as:
Astrocytomas
Craniopharingiomas
Chordomas
Haemangioblastomas and
Pinealocytomas.
Gamma Knife radiosurgery offers patients numerous benefits.
What makes Gamma Knife different?
Gamma Knife is not a one-size-fits-all technology. It is solely focused on the brain. It is the only non-invasive radiosurgery system specifically engineered to treat delicate brain tissue.
Multiple beams deliver the exact prescribed dose to the target areas while sparing surrounding healthy tissue.