IMR Press / FBL / Volume 9 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.2741/1294

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Article
Stereotactic radiosurgery using the Leksell Gamma Knife: current trends and future directives
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1 Departments of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana
2 Departments of Therapeutic Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana
3 Departments of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, ouisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana
4 Departments of Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2004, 9(1), 932–938; https://doi.org/10.2741/1294
Published: 1 January 2004
Abstract

Stereotactic radiosurgery is the extremely precise administration of a radiation dosage in three-dimensional space to treat an increasingly broad spectrum of intracranial and skull-base lesions. 455 patients with various indications were treated using the 201 Source Co-60 Leksell Model "B" Gamma Knife® at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. 273 (60.2%) patients received radiosurgery as the first line of treatment for their disease. The mean Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS) of the patients was 70. Cerebral metastases were the main indications for radiosurgery at our center accounting for 27% of the patients, while meningioma, AVM, trigeminal neuralgia, movement disorders, and primary CNS malignant tumors were the other indications. Our institutional experience and results indicate that low incidence of complications coupled with a high tumor control rate makes Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery a viable option for patients who must undergo neurosurgery. As the Gamma Knife continues to prove itself as a first-line treatment of many complex brain disorders, new indications for this technology will continue to emerge, further broadening the scope of patient care.

Keywords
Surgery
Stereotactic radiosurgery
Leksell Gamma Knife
Indications
Results
Review
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