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Performing Gamma Knife radiosurgery since 1998, the Gamma Knife center atBarnes-Jewish Hospital offers stereotactic radiosurgery for patients in theSt. Louis-Metropolitan area, the surrounding Midwest region, as well as,patients from more distant locations.
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"For more than nine years, the Gamma Knife of St. Louis has providedgreater options in treating patients with brain tumors, as well as, otherintracranial structures," says Keith M. Rich, M.D., co-director of the GammaKnife of St. Louis at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. "We're looking forward to thegreater capabilities the Perfexion unit will provide."
Gamma Knife surgery has become the world's most widely used radiosurgerytreatment due to its extraordinary accuracy, reduction of excess radiationdose to the body, extensive history and clinical documentation. Unlike othersystems designed to treat the whole body, Leksell Gamma Knife specifically isdesigned to optimize treatment to the head - a fact appreciated byneurosurgeons and patients alike.
Building a Better Treatment System
Developed in conjunction with leading neurosurgeons, Leksell Gamma KnifePerfexion is:
About Barnes Jewish
Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a member of BJC HealthCare, which provides afull range of health care services through its 13 hospitals and more than 100health care sites in Missouri and Illinois. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is alsoaffiliated with Washington University School of Medicine, ranked as one of thenation's top five medical schools by U.S. News & World Report. For additionalinformation, please visit www.barnesjewish.org.
About Elekta
Elekta is an international medical technology group, providing more than4,000 hospitals worldwide with clinical solutions and comprehensiveinformation systems for improved cancer care and management of braindisorders.
Elekta's flagship products include Leksell Gamma Knife(R) for intracranialstereotactic radiosurgery, Elekta Synergy(R) for advanced IMRT and IGRT usingX-ray Volume Imaging, and the image guided Elekta Axesse(TM) system forextracranial stereotactic radiosurgery for spine and body. All of Elekta'ssolutions employ non-invasive or minimally invasive techniques and aretherefore clinically effective, gentle on the patient and cost-effective.Elekta is listed on the Nordic Exchange under the ticker EKTAb and the companyhead office is located in Stockholm, Sweden.-- Precise - thousands of radiation beams converge with a level of accuracy more than 0.5mm, about the thickness of a strand of hair, leaving nearby healthy tissue undamaged. -- Proven - With almost 500,000 patients treated worldwide, and thousands of peer-reviewed scientific articles, the system has unmatched clinical experience. -- Safe - Unwanted radiation dose to the body is up to 100 times less than that of competing technologies.
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