Brain cancer research is one of those actions which people think that invasive surgery is the only way to make it happen. If you do not go under the knife, you may not be able to treat tumors at their sources. To most people, there isn't another way that directly impacts them within the brain. While this new form of treatment seems to be fairly new, a hospital has brought it to light and it seems like there is quite a bit of potential with it as well.
An article was shown on the Destin Log website, saying that the Sacred Heart Hospital would be making use of a brand new tool to treat brain tumors. The Gamma Knife Perfexion would not utilize common methods and instead put fine-focused radiation beams to the test in order to treat these growths. This is not your standard method of surgery where one would have to go under the knife. Just the idea that one wouldn't have to undergo this kind of surgery alone should be enough of a reason for this new method to be used.
I believe that a Gamma Knife has a range of possibilities but to say that it's a brand new concept would be a life. More than 275 institutions have put this into implementation but when you get down to it, the Sacred Heart Hospital is the first along the Gulf Coast to make use of it. There is also the element of risk that, in my opinion, should be looked at more often. The Gamma Knife does not quite pose that same level of risk, so it's simpler to use based on that as well.
As stated before, this procedure can help a number of conditions, which only helps to make brain cancer research all the easier. Along with tumors - benign and malignant alike - there is also a focus on a condition called arteriovenous malformation. AVM is a condition between the arteries and veins, which can cause difficulty in terms of speech, basic movement, and so forth. These sorts of facts are important for the sake of research and should easily bring attention to organizations like Voices Against Brain Cancer.
The Gamma Knife Perfexion is brimming with potential and I can only hope that it is realized soon enough. Since its inception in February, the process will now be given its first case sometime during this month. Will this system live up to what it says it will do and help patients to the highest extent? I can only hope that it succeeds on that front and that we will be able to see the steps taken in order to see to that goal as well.
An article was shown on the Destin Log website, saying that the Sacred Heart Hospital would be making use of a brand new tool to treat brain tumors. The Gamma Knife Perfexion would not utilize common methods and instead put fine-focused radiation beams to the test in order to treat these growths. This is not your standard method of surgery where one would have to go under the knife. Just the idea that one wouldn't have to undergo this kind of surgery alone should be enough of a reason for this new method to be used.
I believe that a Gamma Knife has a range of possibilities but to say that it's a brand new concept would be a life. More than 275 institutions have put this into implementation but when you get down to it, the Sacred Heart Hospital is the first along the Gulf Coast to make use of it. There is also the element of risk that, in my opinion, should be looked at more often. The Gamma Knife does not quite pose that same level of risk, so it's simpler to use based on that as well.
As stated before, this procedure can help a number of conditions, which only helps to make brain cancer research all the easier. Along with tumors - benign and malignant alike - there is also a focus on a condition called arteriovenous malformation. AVM is a condition between the arteries and veins, which can cause difficulty in terms of speech, basic movement, and so forth. These sorts of facts are important for the sake of research and should easily bring attention to organizations like Voices Against Brain Cancer.
The Gamma Knife Perfexion is brimming with potential and I can only hope that it is realized soon enough. Since its inception in February, the process will now be given its first case sometime during this month. Will this system live up to what it says it will do and help patients to the highest extent? I can only hope that it succeeds on that front and that we will be able to see the steps taken in order to see to that goal as well.
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