Fact Sheets

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Radiation Therapy with Gamma Knife
The Gamma Knife delivers precise, non-invasive radiation therapy, typically for brain and skull-base tumors, blood vessel abnormalities and neuralgia.
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Meningiomas
A meningioma is a primary brain tumor that grows along the covering the brain, called the meninges. Most are benign and slow-growing.
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Meningitis: An Overview
Meningitis (inflammation of the protective membrane covering the brain and spinal cord) can be dangerous. Quick, accurate diagnosis is crucial.
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Brain Tumors: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
A tumor in the brain can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). Symptoms vary widely depending on the part of the brain that’s involved.
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Degenerative and Rheumatologic Spinal Disorders
Degenerative back pain, due to loss of bone or tissue, is often age-related. Rheumatologic back pain is an autoimmune condition.
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Radiation Therapy for Brain Cancer
Brain cancer can be treated with targeted radiation therapy (also called radiosurgery), using Gamma Knife or conformal radiation tools.
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Treating Pediatric Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
Malignant pediatric brain and spinal cord tumors, including low-grade gliomas and medulloblastomas, are the second most common childhood cancer.
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Testicular Cancer
Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among 15 to 34-year-old men in the United States. The good news is testicular cancer is highly treatable.
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Primary Brain Tumors
A primary brain tumor is a growth that starts within the brain, including in the nerves in the brain and its covering.
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Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Gamma Knife surgery precisely targets brain tumors. It can also treat vascular malformations, trigeminal neuralgia, and essential and Parkinsonian tremors.