The role of the gamma knife in the treatment of malignant primary and metastatic brain tumors.
Gamma knife treatment is a clinically effective, safe, and cost-effective adjunctive therapy for primary malignant brain tumors. For most brain metastases, radiosurgery is the treatment of choice and will result in effective tumor control in more than 90% of treated tumors.
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Northwest Gamma Knife Center, Northwest Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA.
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome