leeds gamma knife cancer centre for brain tumour
"If I can have helped just one person to not have to go though what I have gone though, pre Gamma Knife I will die a very happy man indeed."
-Jason Richards
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The Leeds Gamma Knife Centre is located in the St James’s Institute of Oncology, Bexley Wing, and provides stereotactic radiosurgery services using the latest Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™.
Our specialist unit is based in one of the largest and most technically advanced cancer treatment centres in Europe - the St James's Institute of Oncology in Leeds. Our clinical partners include NHS specialists in the fields of oncology, neurosurgery, haematology and diagnostic radiology.
Care at The Leeds Gamma Knife Centre is led by a team of Consultant Neurosurgeons (Mr Nick Phillips, Mr Stuart Ross, and Mr. Tom Flannery) and Clinical Oncologists (Dr Paul Hatfield and Dr Carmel Loughrey). We also have a dedicated team of radiographers, medical physicists, nursing staff and clinical support staff.
Care for NHS and privately funded patients - The Leeds Gamma Knife Centre has been designated as a provider of Stereotactic Radiosurgery to NHS patients.
Editors viewpoint: miracle on the nhs
Thursday, 9 June 2011
The NHS is often berated, but daily it performs miracles of care and treatment. Belfast man Jim Brown is a case in point.
He had a brain tumour removed by a revolutionary new machine, a gamma knife, which uses beams of gamma radiation to excise malignant or abnormal tissue. It is a non-invasive treatment and Mr Brown was able to go home the following day and was back playing his beloved golf shortly afterwards.
This treatment may sound like the realms of science fiction, but it demonstrates what a precious jewel the health service is and why it must be protected as much as possible even in these times of austerity.
Brainwaves NI is a Northern Ireland based charity dedicated to providing support and information to those people affected by a brain tumour.
For more information about Nova Healthcare, who works in conjunction with Leeds Gamma Knife Centre, and the other oncology services that they provide please visit their website either as a Patient or Consultant
Click to view Nova's facility below:
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Gamma Knife Waiting Area | Reception |
