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Difference Between Gamma Knife Esprit and MR LINAC Radiation Therapy Device
Released Date: 2024-06-19
Written & reviewed by Vikram Kashyap, Medical Consultant, Satyug Healthcare
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The Difference Between Gamma Knife Esprit and MR LINAC Radiation Therapy Device
🖼️ Understand It in Pictures
💡 In simple words
Gamma Knife is not a knife. Many weak beams of radiation meet at one small target in the brain, giving a strong dose there and little to the brain around it. It treats some brain tumours, abnormal blood vessels and nerve pain, usually in one session with no cut.
How Gamma Knife treats a brain target
👀 Symptoms in Pictures
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Drawings: Satyug Healthcare (simplified, not to scale). Photos: Wikimedia Commons; author and licence under each photo.
| Gamma Knife Esprit | MR Linac |
| The seventh generation of the Gamma Knife, this non-surgical device uses gamma rays to treat brain tumors with high precision. It can treat multiple tumors in a single session, allowing patients to be discharged the same day. The Esprit has a target accuracy of less than 0.3 mm and can plan treatments in under 60 seconds. | This device uses an MRI to provide a detailed image of the patient, which helps the treatment team differentiate between healthy tissue and tumors. During treatment, the team can adjust the therapy based on changes in the patient's body, resulting in treatment tailored to their anatomy. MR Linac treatments are painless and typically last about 10 minutes, but may take longer if adjustments are needed |
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