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D G Leksell

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Stereotactic radiosurgery: current status and future trends.

The first Gamma Knife was installed in Stockholm in 1968 after nearly two decades of development. Following the opening of the Gamma Knife facility in Pittsburgh in 1987, radiosurgery has seen an explosive expansion. Along with this expansion there has been a development of alternative technologies, of which the most common is the linear accelerator. The past and present status of radiosurgery is reviewed and some possible future trends are outlined in the light of the developments which have already occurred.

Brain Neoplasms↗

Stereotactic radiosurgery. Present status and future trends.

Stereotactic radiosurgery was introduced by Lars Leksell in 1951, as a means of treating a variety of intracranial pathologies without opening the skull. Since 1968 the radiosurgical procedures have been performed in the Leksell Gamma Unit. The number of conditions amenable to this treatment modality has constantly increased and today about 1500 patients have been treated in Stockholm. The radiosurgical technique, some of the indications for radiosurgery as well as the clinical results are reviewed.

Brain Diseases↗