Just after St. Luke’s Neurosurgeon Evan Marlin, MD, surgically removed his patient’s brain tumor earlier this month, he made Pennsylvania medical history.
St. Luke’s announced that by placing five small collagen sponges, embedded with radioactive seeds, into the brain cavity, Dr. Marlin was able to restore his patient’s health after her tumor.
Chris is a patient battling an aggressive and cancerous glioblastoma. After an initial surgery and other traditional therapies could not keep Chris’ tumor from growing back, IU Health’s multidisciplinary team of neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists developed a plan involving a cutting-edge treatment called GammaTile Therapy.
GammaTile Therapy was developed in 2011 by five brain tumor specialists at the Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) in Phoenix.
Mayfield continues to expand its use of the groundbreaking GammaTile® targeted radiation technology to treat brain tumors, putting it among a distinguished roster of national health systems.
Surgically Targeted Radiation Therapy (STaRT): why the next big thing in brain tumor treatment is something small.
Fifty-six- year-old Zola Lamp soaks it all in. She’s still recovering from brain surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.
Fifty-six- year-old Zola Lamp soaks it all in. She’s still recovering from brain surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.
Fifty-six-year-old Zola Lamp soaks it all in. She’s still recovering from brain surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.
Fifty-six-year-old Zola Lamp soaks it all in. She’s still recovering from brain surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.
Brains for the Cure (BFTC) is thrilled to announce a new partnership with the creators of GammaTile®, GT Medical Technologies, to provide resources and guidance for caregivers of brain tumor patients.
