-Brain tumors, malignant and benign, smaller than 3.5 cm in diameter, including meningiomas, gliomas (glioblastoma, astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma), craniopharyngiomas and hemangioblastomas

Pituitary adenoma
Trigeminal neuralgia/tic douloureux

Arteriovenous malformation
Acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma)
Essential tremor and other movement disorders

The Gamma Knife Center at Roswell Park Cancer Institute is the only facility in Western New York to offer Gamma Knife radiosurgery. More than 400 patients annually receive Gamma Knife treatments at Roswell Park, which has treated more than 5,000 patients since this program was initiated in 1998.

For more information about Gamma Knife radiosurgery at Roswell Park, please call 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or email ASKRPCI(at)roswellpark(dot)org. Additional information and a video explaining the therapy are available at roswellpark.org/radiation-medicine/facilities/gamma-knife.

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The mission of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) is to understand, prevent and cure cancer. Founded in 1898, RPCI is one of the first cancer centers in the country to be named a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and remains the only facility with this designation in Upstate New York. The Institute is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers; maintains affiliate sites; and is a partner in national and international collaborative programs. For more information, visit http://www.roswellpark.org, call 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or email askrpci(at)roswellpark(dot)org. Follow Roswell Park on Facebook and Twitter.

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