Neuro-oncology

Our patients benefit from the very latest internal radiation therapy that targets tumor sites with pinpoint precision while minimizing exposure to healthy surrounding tissues. Examples include stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy, which deliver high-dose radiation directly to benign or malignant brain tumors or blood vessel malformations. These procedures are noninvasive and performed on an outpatient basis.

New procedures under investigation are also available to qualified patients. One example is the use of liquid radioactive iodine delivered through a balloon catheter to help stop tumor regrowth after surgery. These and other new advances, carried out by a team of specially trained neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists, are offered to patients who consent to participate in our strictly regulated clinical research program.