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Treatment Options => Radiation / Radiosurgery => Topic started by: mac84 on February 12, 2016, 11:51:30 am

Title: New Leksell ICON Gamma Knife Units - article
Post by: mac84 on February 12, 2016, 11:51:30 am

Sharing....

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/seven-us-medical-centers-to-acquire-elektas-new-leksell-gamma-knife-icon-brain-radiosurgery-system-531961581.html

Title: Re: New Leksell ICON Gamma Knife Units - article
Post by: rupert on February 12, 2016, 03:14:48 pm

I wonder what something like that costs?  I see UPMC is getting one,  probably moth ball an older unit.  They had 3 units when I was treated there.

Title: Re: New Leksell ICON Gamma Knife Units - article
Post by: ANGuy on February 12, 2016, 04:04:55 pm

This is why I watch and wait.  Treatment options improve, and as I get older, radiation makes more sense for various reasons.  Maybe I'll be able to put off treatment until the next generation of machines comes out...

Title: Re: New Leksell ICON Gamma Knife Units - article
Post by: mac84 on February 13, 2016, 04:40:09 am

AN, my thoughts exactly!

And if you read about the machine elsewhere, this apparently is more accurate and allows lower doses.

Title: Re: New Leksell ICON Gamma Knife Units - article
Post by: ANGuy on February 13, 2016, 06:19:23 am

Quote from: mac84 on February 13, 2016, 04:40:09 am

AN, my thoughts exactly!

And if you read about the machine elsewhere, this apparently is more accurate and allows lower doses.

No doubt, and they will be saying the same things about the next gen machines which will, no doubt, be true.