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(Message started by: UnsolvedEquation on Sep 13^th, 2003, 11:37pm)

Title: IS RF & GAMMA KNIFE THE SAME ?
Post by UnsolvedEquation on Sep 13^th, 2003, 11:37pm

Any help appreciated
~Unsolved~

Title: Re: IS RF & GAMMA KNIFE THE SAME ?
Post by ave on Sep 14^th, 2003, 9:11am

EQ, go to the OUCH site (yellow button to the left)
and check out cluster resources, surgery.
Check out also: disability (saw your question on the main board) and other things you may wish to know.

Better still: bookmark the ouch-site and if you want to know something, go there first!

Thank Bob P for putting the OUCH library into shape!

Title: Re: IS RF & GAMMA KNIFE THE SAME ?
Post by ave on Sep 14^th, 2003, 9:13am

Correction:
Cluster Resources and Research Library are directly under Cluster Help

Disability is under Cluster Resources, which is under Cluster Help.

Title: Re: IS RF & GAMMA KNIFE THE SAME ?
Post by Tom on Sep 14^th, 2003, 2:16pm

GK and RF therapy are two very different procedures, check the links below:

www.gammaknife.uab.edu/overview/

www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/imageguided/gammaknife/

www.gammaknifecenter.com/general.htm

www.hopkinsmedicine.org/radiosurgery/treatmentoptions/gammaknife.cfm
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www.spine-inc.com/glossary/r/radio_lesioning.htm

www.swiss-paincenter.com/therapy/

http://pub123.ezboard.com/fsunshine35446frm10.showMessage?topicID=93.topic

www.tna-support.org/Tnalert/heat.html

www.hmcnet.harvard.edu/brighampain/padmin/rfl.html

Thomas

Title: Re: IS RF & GAMMA KNIFE THE SAME ?
Post by UnsolvedEquation on Sep 14^th, 2003, 10:01pm

Thanks Tom for the abundance of information.
much appreciated