Newest High-Tech Tool For Brain Disorders Employed By UCSF Medical Center

The most advanced noninvasive, radiosurgery tool for treating a variety of brain disorders–including tumors–is now being used by specialists at UCSF Medical Center. The new machine expands UCSF’s ability to provide state-of-the-art, specialized care to patients.Called the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion, the machine is the latest generation in gamma knife radiosurgery, a noninvasive technology that delivers a finely focused, high dose of radiation to a specific area of the brain. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Medical Devices on December 6th, 2007