Gamma Knife Center

Welcome to the Gamma Knife home page at MCG Health System. We'd like to tell you about our program as well as give you some very helpful information about the marvelous invention that is the Gamma Knife, and how it can possibly help you!

Brain surgery without an incision

The Southeast Gamma Knife Center represents a new era in brain surgery at MCG Health System. The Gamma Knife destroys brain tumors and malformed blood vessels such as ArterioVenous Malformations (AVMs) without opening the skull. There are many conditions that can be treated with Gamma Knife. These include:

• metastatic brain tumors

• AVMs

• certain chronic pain syndromes

• Parkinsonian & essential tremors

• epilepsy (related to certain tumors or vascular malformations)

• meningiomas

• acoustic neuromas

• trigeminal neuralgia

Who we are
Gamma Knife surgery offers new hope for people with brain disorders that are too difficult or too dangerous to treat with standard brain surgery. Incisions are not required and the procedure is usually performed without anesthesia. Most often your family can accompany you during most of the procedure and usually you can return to your preoperative lifestyle the same day.

Center of Excellence
The Southeast Gamma Knife Center is one of 72 health care centers in the country. The Gamma Knife Center is affiliated with the MCG Children's Medical Center, which allows us to treat children as well as adults.