The Cancer Center at Northside Hospital-Forsyth soon will be able to treat a wide range of brain tumors and other neurological conditions through the most advanced and non-invasive technology that delivers Gamma radiation. Georgia's Department of Community Health recently approved Northside to purchase the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion with Extend system, which allows physicians to use radiosurgery to treat conditions that previously were considered inaccessible or inoperable with traditional Gamma Knife technology. The technology will be used to treat metastatic disease (cancer that has travelled to the brain from elsewhere in the body), in addition to a spectrum of benign and malignant vascular and functional disorders, including arterio-venous malformations (AVMs) and Parkinson's disease. The Gamma Knife Extend feature allows clinicians to non-invasively immobilize the patient's head and make repeatable or multi-fraction Gamma Knife radiosurgery possible, ultimately making the technology accessible to more cancer patients. Typically, a patient receiving Gamma Knife Extend radiosurgery returns home the same day as their procedure, and side effects are generally minimal and insignificant. The new service should be available at Northside Hospital-Forsyth by January 2016. Northside Hospital-Forsyth will be the only hospital in metro Atlanta, one of only two in Georgia, with the Gamma Knife Extend system. 404-531-4444, Northside.com