Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRS/SRT)

Surgery of Brain Tumours without surgery!!!

Dr. Ashok Bhanage, who is in-charge of this new technology at Ruby Hall Cancer Centre, is the only Neurosurgeon in Pune, to have been trained to use this technology.

Everyone dreads the diagnosis of a Brain Tumour and its treatment. Brain Tumour does not necessarily mean cancer. Only 50% of the Brain Tumours are malignant, the rest are benign.

Most Brain Tumours need to be treated with surgery or by opening the head. However, now with the new advanced technology the same will soon be a thing of the past. Radiosurgery is a now a proven alternative to conventional surgery in the treatment of Brain Tumours.  This procedure is done with techniques known as Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy (SRS/ SRT).

The superior efficacy of Radiosurgery offers lower risk of complications, shorter hospital stay, reduced morbidity and improved quality of life as compared to the conventional methods of treatment.

The patient is admitted one day prior to the procedure and has consultation with the neurosurgeon, radiation oncologist, physicist, dosimetrist, radiologist and a radiotherapy technician.

Prior to the Radiosurgery, imaging data is obtained in the form of MR scan, CT Scan of brain with an optional Angiography. Treatment planning is done using the imaging data to produce a three-dimensional model of the target lesion and nearby critical structures, such as the optic nerves.

Different treatment plans are evolved and the plan, which is most effective in delivering the desired radiation dose with minimum radiation to the surrounding structures, is selected. The radiation is then delivered using Linear Accelerator and Micro Multileaf Collimator. The patient is discharged the same day in the evening or the next day.

Brain Tumours up to 4.2 centimeters can be treated provided certain conditions are met. Various other problems in the Brain for E.g. Arteriovenous Malformations, which present with intracranial hemorrhage leading to unconsciousness, epilepsy and paralysis, can be treated by this technique.

This unique facility with technology unparalleled in entire Asia is now available at Ruby Hall Clinic Cancer Centre.
                      
One of the important aspect of cancer treatment is the after care and support made available to the suffering patient. Ruby Hall Clinic in association with “Prashanti Cancer Cancer Mission” aims at providing support of every kind from financial, to moral or psychological to ensure holistic care.

Dr. Ashok Bhanage    
Director & Head - Dept. of Neurosurgery & Radiosurgery
Ruby Hall Clinic
(M) 9822017137