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The Gamma Knife Center
The Gamma Knife of Spokane is located on the first floor of the Deaconess
Health and Education Center. Our street address is 910 West Fifth Avenue,
Spokane, Washington. Our phone number is (509) 473.3800.
The facility houses the gamma knife vault and two
patient waiting rooms. The gamma knife is a dedicated neuro-radiosurgery
tool that emits radiation from 201 sources of Cobalt 60. It is the focus of
these 201 beams of radiation that converge at a central point (isocenter)
that provides the precision that makes this machine very effective. We fix
the patient's head in a frame, thereby immobilizing the skull, which adds to
the accuracy of the technology (fixed isocenter + fixed skull = .3mm
accuracy).
Because of this level of accuracy, we effectively treat even the most
difficult cases with very hard-to-access targets. We believe that regardless
of the location of the target or tumor, delivering the right dose of
radiation while sparing healthy brain tissue from unwanted radiation is the
best possible treatment - and the kind of accuracy we would want our loved
ones to receive.
Since we opened, Gamma Knife of Spokane has treated over 1000 patients and are well-equipped to meet the special needs of you or your loved one.
We look forward to serving you.
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