Ana Kristof, patient

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Conquer Differentlywith Gamma Knife® Icon™

A New Way of Healing Premier Destination for CareMary Bird Perkins — Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center is among the first treatment centers in the country, and the first center in the Gulf South region, to offer the Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon™, the most precise, noninvasive technology to treat brain tumors and central nervous system disorders.

Artistry through TreatmentHelping each of our patients conquer their unique conditions differently is the most important part of our job. Gamma Knife Icon technology enables highly-customized treatment, easily pinpointing only the tissue in need of care. Charles Wood, MD, Medical Director of Radiation Oncology, likened the precision to a skilled artist’s brush: “This technology enhances lives through quality of life. It’s like you are painting the tumor with the thinnest, finest paintbrush imaginable to eliminate the tumor and keep healthy brain tissue intact.”

Comprehensive ServicesGamma Knife Icon is just the latest technology to join our arsenal in the fight against cancer and other disorders. Our multidisciplinary team of clinicians offers more comprehensive cancer services than any other program in Louisiana, along with extensive supportive care services and a robust clinical research program.

Transforming the Patient ExperienceThe Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon™ is the most precise radiosurgery

device on the market, treating brain tumors and central nervous system disorders. Gamma Knife Icon’s unparalleled accuracy

enables powerful radiation treatment while limiting the dosage only to the brain tissue in need, keeping the surrounding tissue intact and unaffected, enhancing quality of life.

With 0.15mm micro-precision, Gamma Knife Icon has the highest accuracy of any radiation treatment on the market. Six times better than industry standard.

Can be used more than once, meaning that a patient suffering from multiple or reoccurring conditions can use this procedure again.

Frameless and noninvasive. That means no cutting, incisions or hair shaving is required and there are no associated risks, like hemorrhaging or infections.

A painless procedure; patients return home and back to daily life in a few hours. No rehab or overnight stays in the hospital.

Learn more at conquerdifferently.org or call (800) 489-7800 to speak directly with a Gamma Knife physician.

Gamma Knife® Icon™ Six Step ProcessPrecise Brain Treatment

PreparationPatient arrives and a soft, mesh-like mask is custom

fit to their head.

PlanningA personalized treatment plan is developed using a highly-specialized system.

CompletionThe mask is removed. Most return home immediately

after the procedure.

ImagingA CT scan is completed,

ensuring the precision of the radiation beams.

TreatmentThe patient is awake

during treatment, which can last a few minutes or

over an hour.

AftercareThe positive effects

are seen over the next few weeks and months.

Physicians continue follow-up care after treatment.

Life-Changing Results The advantages of Gamma Knife Icon are well studied and outweigh any other form of stereotactic radiosurgery. Used on over 70,000 patients each year, the technology was developed and uniquely designed to deliver the most powerful and accurate treatment, capable of resolving even the most complex conditions.

The technology can be used to treat an array of disorders including:

• Primary Brain Tumors

• Brain Metastases

• Vestibular Schwannoma

• Glioblastoma

• Acoustic Neuroma

• Meningioma

• Pituitary Adenoma

• Arteriovenous Malformation

• Facial Nerve Pain (Trigeminal Neuralgia)

• and more

Revolutionary Precision Gamma Knife Icon is a versatile technology, which can be used in a variety of ways depending on the patient’s condition and current care routine. The procedure can be administered safely in conjunction with chemotherapy and many other medications and treatments. Its radiation beams are so precise that, in some cases, it may be used in place of surgery.

“This treatment allowed me to get back to the things I love. It’s been 100% successful.”

- Eric von Aspern, Meningioma Patient

NONINVASIVE FRAMELESS UNRIVALED PRECISIONPAINLESS COMFORTABLE HIGHLY-INDIVIDUALIZED

Mary Bird Perkins — Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center

4950 Essen Lane Baton Rouge, LA 708091-800-489-7800

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“Gamma Knife Icon gave me my life back. It’s like going from total darkness to light.”

- Ana Kristof, Trigeminal Neuralgia Patient