Patient Guide
A Stereotactic Head Frame is attached for precise treatment
After you’re admitted to the Memphis Regional Gamma Knife Center, you will be carefully fitted with a head-guiding device called a stereotactic frame. The frame positions your head inside the collimator helmet during Gamma Knife treatment. A small amount of local anesthetic will be injected to numb the skin where the stereotactic frame's four pins attach to your skull. Anesthetic is used so the patient experiences as little discomfort as possible. This guiding device will be removed after the Gamma Knife treatment is complete.
Patient Guide
- What to expect during Gamma Knife treatment
- Attaching the stereotactic head frame
- Imaging
- Gamma Knife treatment planning
- Gamma Knife treatment
- Post Gamma Knife treatment
- How to Prepare Yourself for Gamma Knife Treatment
- Risks
- Scheduling
- Admissions
- Parking and Directions
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