Methodist Healthcare is the only place in the Mid-South where you can receive gamma knife surgery. Gamma Knife radiosurgery is a very precise form of therapeutic radiology. Even though it is called surgery, a Gamma Knife procedure does not involve actual surgery, nor is the Gamma Knife really a knife at all. It is called surgery because a result similar to an actual surgical procedure is created by a one-session radiation therapy treatment.

The Gamma Knife uses beams of highly-focused gamma rays to treat small to medium-size lesions, usually in the brain. Many beams of gamma radiation join to focus on the lesion under treatment, providing a very intense dose of radiation without a surgical incision or opening.The beams of radiation are very precisely focused to reach the tumor, lesion, or other area being treated with minimal effect on surrounding healthy tissue.

Ask your physician about Gamma Knife Surgery – know all of your treatment options. To find a Methodist Healthcare affiliated physician, please call 888.777.5959 or use our physician locator.