Dr. Ciricillo worked with Sutter Medical Center radiation oncologist Harvey Wolkov, MD, and physicist Stanley Skubic, PhD, on the procedure. They are founding members of the team that started the Sutter Gamma Knife program in 1998.

"Elekta is ecstatic that Gamma Knife Icon is now being used in the U.S., and we commend Sutter Medical Center Gamma Knife Center for being an early adopter of the newest SRS technology," said Bill Yaeger, Elekta's Executive Vice President of Region North America. "We strive to give neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists the tools they need to effectively treat the target and protect healthy brain tissue. Gamma Knife Icon exemplifies that commitment and brings a new treatment option to the hundreds of thousands of people living with brain diseases. We are excited to be working with other leading centers across the U.S. to install additional Gamma Knife Icon systems over the coming months."


About Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

Gamma Knife® has been the leading radiosurgery platform for more than 30 years, offering unparalleled accuracy in both the location and radiation dose delivered to targeted brain tissue. Gamma Knife is the only SRS system designed specifically to target brain tissue, an area in which precise dose targeting is especially important for preserving brain function and minimizing damage to health brain tissue. This high level of precision makes Gamma Knife an increasingly used treatment option for patients with primary or metastatic brain tumors and other neurologic disorders such as severe facial pain (trigeminal neuralgia) and vascular malformations.

Leksell Gamma Knife Icon is the sixth generation of the company's Leksell Gamma Knife system. In the U.S., Gamma Knife is the most commonly used radiosurgery platform for the brain[1], is the most clinically proven technology for cranial indications[2] and offers the lowest dose to normal tissues.[3],[4],[5],[6],[7] The advances contributing to Gamma Knife Icon are the result of Elekta's 30-year history in SRS technology and decades of collaboration with surgeons and radiation oncologists around the world.

For more information on how Gamma Knife Icon works, visit http://www.careforthebrain.com.

About Elekta

Elekta is a human care company pioneering significant innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders. The company develops sophisticated, state-of-the-art tools and treatment planning systems for radiation therapy, radiosurgery and brachytherapy, as well as workflow enhancing software systems across the spectrum of cancer care. Stretching the boundaries of science and technology, providing intelligent and resource-efficient solutions that offer confidence to both health care providers and patients, Elekta aims to improve, prolong and even save patient lives.

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