A new step in painless, cut-free brain surgery is bringing international attention to Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

Part of the upgrade Riverside Health System recently made to its Leksell Gamma Knife, a noninvasive radiosurgery machine that attacks brain tumors, had to be done in the dead of night. “They have to ...

Stereotactic radiosurgery appears to be feasible, safe, and effective for patients with 15 or more brain metastases and may be a viable alternative to whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) alone in ...

A new device that blasts targeted gamma radiation at brain tumours without needing an incision expands the ability to do ...

While tremendous relief comes from successfully battling cancer, survivors can also experience cognitive impairments caused by the disease and its treatment. Up to 70% of survivors experience trouble ...

Arizona lawmakers advance bills requiring hospitals install radiation protection systems after studies show high cancer rates ...

Preoperative stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) was just as safe as postoperative SRT for patients with resectable brain metastases. More patients treated with preoperative SRT completed both radiation ...

Two Charlotte cancer specialists are co-authors of a new study that shows some brain cancer patients can be treated effectively with a less toxic form of radiation that produces fewer memory problems ...

While targeted radiation can be an effective treatment for brain tumors, subsequent potential necrosis of the treated areas can be hard to distinguish from the tumors on a standard MRI. A new study ...