Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Introduces New Technique: Gamma Knife Surgery. This technique can eliminate tumors without the need for patient anesthesia and leaves no scars.
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Associate Professor Dr. Tran Thi Trung Chien, Minister of Health, visits the Gamma Knife Surgery Center |
On October 26, Associate Professor Dr. Cao Ngoc Thanh, Deputy Rector of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, announced that after 20 days of operation, the Gamma Knife Surgery Center at the university hospital has successfully treated 20 patients, including individuals from Cambodia.
All patients were suffering from severe diseases such as brain tumors and arteriovenous malformations, having sought treatment at multiple locations without success.
The cost of Gamma Knife surgery in other Southeast Asian countries is approximately 100 million VND, while at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, it is only 25 million VND.
Gamma Knife surgery is a new technique that can accurately locate the area of concern in the patient using a 3D positioning system. The energy from gamma radiation is focused on a predetermined focal point to eliminate all lesions, such as brain tumors, arteriovenous malformations, and pituitary tumors, in a single session without harming the surrounding healthy tissue.
The precision of the radiation can treat even very small lesions located deep within or in dangerous positions that cannot be operated on using traditional methods. Utilizing a fully automated system, the Gamma machine will create a tailored treatment program for each patient. Initially, the machine determines the coordinates of the lesion using a positioning frame. Subsequently, the patient undergoes an MRI scan of the skull along with the positioning frame. The MRI images are then transferred to the surgical planning system. The machine plans the treatment based on the MRI images and the coordinates of the lesion.
Gamma Knife surgery does not require anesthesia for the patient. Aesthetic benefits include no need for shaving the head and the absence of scars, which is an advantage compared to open surgery. After the procedure, patients remain alert, can eat normally, and may be discharged within 1-2 days.
According to TTXVN and materials from Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy
