Radiosurgery:

Unlike traditional surgery, radiosurgery delivers a high dose of radiation to a specified target within the brain. This non-invasive technique can be used safely to remove small tumors without a single incision! The benefit of radiosurgery is that, unlike standard radiation therapy, it does not deliver large amounts of radiation to healthy brain tissue. By focusing beams directly on the tumor, negative effects on the surrounding brain tissue are reduced.

Radiosurgery is also used as a post-resection therapy for many types of tumors, particularly those cases where the tumor cannot be completely removed otherwise. Additionally, radiosurgery can be used to treat arteriovenous malformations, and certain types of facial pain such as trigeminal neuralgia.

At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, we make the latest technological advances in radiosurgery available to our patients, including the first FDA-approved 3-dimensional software used during radiosurgery. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is also the first medical facility on the West Coast to offer the Radionics ConforMAX Mini-Multileaf Collimator (MMLC) and Head and Neck Localizer (HNL). The MMLC system uses a headframe to prevent movement by the patient. Information from imaging tests are combined with the software to view the brain tumor in 3-dimensions and determine the exact angles and radiation doses needed to destroy the tumor.

For more information about radiosurgery and other tumor treatments available, please visit Cedars-Sinai