Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery at Wake Forest Baptist Health

Our brain tumor team is among the most experienced in the country and we've treated nearly 3,000 patients. Gamma Knife is a non-invasive method for treating brain tumors and abnormal brain tissue without the long recovery time of open surgery. Focusing radiation beams on the targeted tissue, Gamma Knife is painless and more accurate than any other technology. http://www.wakehealth.edu/Gamma-Knife/ TRANSCRIPT: NARRATOR: And now, Health Focus, brought to you by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. With brain tumors, where you are treated can make a difference in how well you do. One benefit of a comprehensive cancer center is patients like Matt Selleck can get treatments not available elsewhere. Matt experienced multiple tumors since age two and could have had severe disabilities. Instead, he's a college graduate who leads an active life. MATT: I've been treated at a lot of places and I can really say the team here is wonderful. DR. MICHAEL CHAN/RADIATION ONCOLOGY: Our brain tumor team is one of the most experienced in the country. We've treated nearly 3,000 patients. Gamma Knife is a non-invasive method for treating brain tumors and abnormal brain tissue without the long recovery time of open surgery. Focusing radiation beams on the targeted tissue, Gamma Knife is painless and more accurate than any other technology. MATT: Gamma Knife was the best choice for me. NARRATOR: For more information, call 1-800-446-2255. Sponsored by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.