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Brain Tumor | Last Active: Apr 8 12:32am | Replies (286)
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@cscmaryann

I have never heard of a gamma tile. I will look that one up.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jan 11 2:21pm

@cscmaryann, Gamma Knife is a type of stereotactic radiosurgery (STS) used to treat tumors, veins that have developed differently than usual and other differences in the brain.

Similar to other types of stereotactic radiosurgery (STS), Gamma Knife radiosurgery is not a standard surgery because there is no cut, called an incision You can read more here: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/brain-stereotactic-radiosurgery/about/pac-20384679

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cscmaryann | @cscmaryann | Apr 3 3:40pm

My drs told me they won't do gamma knife if the growth is too big.

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