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American Radiosurgery
How stereotactic radiosurgery treats the brain without a cut, what it can and cannot do, and what the day in the frame is actually like.
Gamma Knife radiosurgery, from the first scan to the years of follow-up.

Gamma Knife & Radiosurgery Resources

For radiosurgery information beyond this site, we point readers to authoritative, independent organisations. Everything below publishes evidence-based guidance, and none of it is a centre selling treatment.

Neurosurgery and radiosurgery

  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), patient information on stereotactic radiosurgery and the conditions it treats.
  • Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS), professional standards and patient guidance for neurosurgery in the UK.
  • International RadioSurgery Association (IRSA), patient resources on radiosurgery for tumours, malformations, and functional conditions.

Cancer and specific conditions

  • Cancer Research UK and the American Cancer Society, plain guidance on brain tumours and how radiotherapy and radiosurgery are used.
  • Brain Tumour Charity and Acoustic Neuroma Association, condition-specific support and information for patients and families.

Guidance, regulators, and health services

  • NICE, interventional-procedure guidance on stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy (UK).
  • NHS, plain overviews of brain tumours, AVMs, and radiosurgery (UK).

Finding and checking a clinician

  • General Medical Council (GMC), the UK register to confirm a doctor’s registration and specialism.
  • Peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Neurosurgery and the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics for the underlying outcome and complication evidence.

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