KUMC Gamma Knife Center uses gamma rays produced by the radioactive isotope cobalt-60 in order to perform a bloodless brain surgery that is equivalent to performing a brain surgery with a scalpel, but without the need to open the head.
Gamma Knife surgery is a bloodless brain surgery that uses the gamma rays produced by the radioactive isotope cobalt-60. This procedure does not require opening the head, which is equivalent to performing a brain surgery with a scalpel. The process is simple and nearly painless, thus providing safe and effective treatment to over 30,000 patients worldwide each year. There are currently more than 250 Gamma Knife units supplied worldwide, and more than 350,000 patients have undergone bloodless surgery to date. The treatment has been clinically and academically proven to be stable.
Gamma Knife radiosurgery is determined through consultation with the patient's physician. In addition, outpatient consultation are performed with the medical staff through the Neurosurgical Outpatient Care Center on B1 of the main building.
If a patient has decided to undergo Gamma Knife surgery after having been diagnosed with a brain disease at another hospital, he/she can obtain a detailed description and guidance from a Gamma Knife nurse when he/she visits or calls the Gamma Knife Center on B1 with or without appointment.
