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Are there new brain tumor surgery options, like robotic surgery or radiation surgery, etc..?

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Gamma knife: One of the not so new options is the use of gamma knife. Multiple sources of radiation are focused on the lesion, thus minimizing the damage to surrounding normal tissues.

Answered 7/6/2012

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A member asked:

Are there new brain tumor surgery options, like robotic surgery or radiation surgery, etc..?

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