About The Central New York
Gamma Knife^® Center

Gamma Knife is an FDA approved radiosurgical device
for treating Metastatic Brain tumors.

University Hospital of SUNY Upstate Medical University is the only hospital in Central New York to host the world's most sophisticated neurosurgical device: the Leksell Gamma
Knife Model C.

With unparalleled precision, the Gamma Knife delivers powerful doses of radiation to inaccessible or inoperable lesions in the brain.

Surgery with the Gamma Knife is often referred to as "surgery without a scalpel," because it involves no incision, minimal pain and greatly reduced risk for the patient. The Gamma Knife is not a knife at all, but a radiosurgery device that enables doctors to treat deep-seated intracranial lesions without the risks of open-skull surgery. The "blades" of the Gamma Knife are beams of gamma radiation programmed to bombard the lesion when they intersect. Independently, however, these beams pass harmlessly through the skull and surrounding tissue.

Central New York Gamma Knife Center is:

• One of 6 in New york State
• One of 83 in the United States
• One of 165 world wide