What are gamma rays used for in Gamma knife Surgery?

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What are gamma rays used for in Gamma knife
Surgery?

• Insight report for Gamma Knife

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Introduction to Gamma-ray
Gamma-rays are a form of electromagnetic
radiation. They were first observed in 1900 by
French Chemist, Paul Villard. They can be used to
treat cancer, tumor, and gamma-ray bursts are
studied by astronomers and are used also in
medical types of equipment.
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Overview

• According to Mayo Clinic, In Gamma knife
  radiosurgery. Gamma-ray is used thru a
  specialized equipment that focus close to 200
  tiny beams of radiation on the target area. It
  claims that it is not harmful to the unaffected
  healthy brain cells and is focus only in the
  affected area from a linear accelerator also
  known as Linac without causing any surgical
  incision or opening to treat small tumor located
  in the brain. The Gamma Knife Surgery was first
  introduced in Australia in 2010. Installed first
  at Macquarie University Hospital and became the
  pioneer for this treatment in Australia.

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