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Gamma Knife
For Patients
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UK's Advances in Brain Surgery
When the University of Kentucky and the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute began offering Gamma Knife treatments in 1991, it was the seventh site in the United States to do so and is still the only place in Kentucky with a Gamma Knife program.
“Gamma Knife radiosurgery is usually very effective, safe and precise,” said Byron Young, MD, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery. “With Gamma Knife treatment, we are able to aim radiation at a precise site in the brain, destroying an abnormality yet usually not affecting the surrounding healthy tissue. Even after performing over 2,000 procedures here, it’s still revolutionary.”
In 2003, UK updated its Gamma Knife to the Leksell Gamma Knife® Model C unit, the most advanced neurosurgical tool available. The new Gamma Knife offers a robotic device that automatically positions the patient in the proper place for treatment. Patients benefit from more exact radiation delivery, shorter treatment times and far more comfort during the procedure.
“This is just one example of bringing cutting-edge technology to the citizens of Kentucky and the region,” Young said. “We strive continuously at University of Kentucky Hospital to perform the most up-to-date, least invasive procedures to provide the optimal outcome with the least amount of pain and recovery time.”
As the first and only facility of its kind in the state, the Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Program at the University of Kentucky has treated over 2,000 patients with arteriovenous malformations, benign and malignant tumors, and functional disorders since opening in September 1991.
Our multidisciplinary team is comprised of neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists, neuro-radiologists, medical physicists, imaging technologists, radiation therapists, nurses and a patient services coordinator. Each of these health care professionals plays a key role in making your treatment as efficient and comfortable as possible at the UK Gamma Knife Center.
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