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Gamma Knife Centre

Treating benign & malignant brain, head & neck tumours, vascular malformations and trigeminal neuralgia

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What is Gamma Knife surgery?

 

Gamma Knife surgery sometimes referred to as stereotactic radiosurgery, is a non-invasive method for treating disorders of the brain, head and neck, with the use of a specifically targeted high dose of radiation. 

 

Gamma Knife surgery is the most widely used stereotactic radiosurgery treatment in the world. More than 400,000 patients have been treated with Gamma Knife surgery and it has an excellent record of successful and safe treatment.

 

About the Gamma Knife Centre at Bupa Cromwell Hospital

Our Gamma Knife Centre was the first in London and opened in 1998.  Since that time we have successfully treated over 1,500 patients. 

 

The Centre was totally reburbished in 2007 with the installation (again the first in London) of the latest generation of Gamma Knife technology, the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion^TM.  

 

The Centre is under the direction of two of the most experienced Gamma Knife surgeons in the world with over 45 years of gamma knife surgery between them.  They have also been responsible for training many other neurosurgeons all over the world to use the Leskell Gamma Knife.

 

As all of our diagnostic equipment is under one roof, patients can be scanned, mapped and treated without being transferred from one location to another.

 

Our patient charter

We aim to provide the best possible care for all patients undergoing Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Gamma Knife surgery). We aim to offer a service that is caring, professional and safe for patients as well as staff. The service is based on standards set by the relevant professional organisations (for example the Royal College of Surgeons, Royal College of Radiologists and the Society of Radiographers).

 

How can I arrange to have Gamma Knife surgery at Bupa Cromwell Hospital?

• NHS patients wishing to have Gamma Knife surgery must be referred by their NHS Consultant or GP to one of our Gamma Knife specialists. 
• Insured and Embassy patients can be referred by their GP, Consultant or Embassy as appropriate to one of our Gamma Knife specialists
• Self-pay patients can self refer to one of our Gamma Knife specialists or be referred by their GP or Consultant.

For further information see How Gamma Knife Surgery works.