Gamma knife radiosurgery for treatment of pain
AGRI-THE JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF ALGOLOGY, vol.19, no.3, pp.11-15, 2007 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
- Publication Type: Article / Review
- Volume: 19 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2007
- Journal Name: AGRI-THE JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF ALGOLOGY
- Page Numbers: pp.11-15
- Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Radiosurgery is to irradiate the small volume targets inside of the cranium with high dose radiation in a single session. Gamma knife radiosurgery has been in use for treatment of pain many years. The first cases which have been treated with radiosurgery technique were trigeminal neuralgia patients. After the first installment of gamma knife in 1968, it has been used for thalamotomy in cancer pain. Nowadays the main indication for gamma knife radiosurgery for pain is trigeminal neuralgia.