On November 8, 2021, the opening ceremony of Icon Gamma Knife Center of Xuanwu Hospital was successfully held in the Academic Lecture Hall of China-INI Building. hospital dean Prof. Dr. Guoguang Zhao, assistant dean Prof. Dr. Jie Lu, department heads, Hang Wu, Xiaoying Li, Zhigang Liang, Zhiyong Hou, Department of neurosurgrey leadership Prof. Dr. Feng Ling, Prof. Dr. Hongqi Zhang, Prof. Dr. Jiantao Liang, Prof. Dr. Tao Hong, Prof. Dr. Jie Tang, Head nurse Jun Wang, director of the department of radiotherapy Prof. Dr. Jiankun Xu, Prof. Dr. Ali Liu and Prof. Dr. Shibin Sun from Gamma Knife Center of Tiantan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University are invited as special guests to attend the event, and Prof. Dr. Pan Li and Prof. Dr. Enmin Wang from Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University attend the online event to witness the official launch of Icon Gamma knife.

China-INI Science Lecture Hall

Xuanwu hospital gamma knife treatment first began in 2006, by the xuanwu hospital, stereotactic and functional neurosurgery disease center director Prof. Dr. Guoguang Zhao, leading the group of gamma knife technology, Dr. Xiaotong Fan, Dr. Yongzhi Shan etc. by using gamma knife treatment of intracranial tumors, cerebrovascular malformation and functional disease patients, and achieved good results. With the completion of the China-INI Building of the CHINA International Neuroscience Institute, the number of neurosurgery beds in our hospital has been expanded. In order to meet the needs of more patients with indications for gamma knife treatment, the hospital has purchased the most advanced Gamma knife Icon platform in the world after extensive investigation. The newly upgraded Gamma Knife Center is located in the basement 1 of The China-INI building. In the joint efforts and careful preparation of the smooth operation today.

Gamma Knife Center opening ceremony

As the gold standard of stereotactic radiosurgery, gamma knife is a kind of advanced equipment integrating stereotactic technique and radiosurgery technique for the treatment of craniocerebral diseases. It has the advantages of no craniotomy, little injury and high application requirements. The latest stereotactic radiosurgical treatment equipment, medda leksell Gamma Knife IconTM radiosurgical treatment system, incorporates the CBCT image guidance technology module and has the leading technology of adaptive precise stereotactic and completely non-invasive mask fixation.

Gamma Knife Center of Xuanwu Hospital (Sub-level B1, China-INI)

Prof. Dr. Ali Liu (first from left) was present at the scene

At the same time, the official opening of Icon Gamma Knife Center in our hospital is also supported by major centers across the country and assisted by various departments of our hospital. The Department of Radiology provided 3.0T magnetic resonance and 128-slice CT with image support for precise positioning. The Department of interventional radiology fully supported total cerebral angiography for the positioning of vascular architecture of cerebrovascular malformations. The Department of Information ensured efficient and efficient image transmission, and the medical engineering environment assessment and equipment guarantee. The treatment of arteriovenous malformation and meningioma in corpus callosum was successfully completed on the first day. The whole treatment process was safe, painless and achieved satisfactory curative effect.

In addition, Tiantan Hospital gamma Knife Center and Huashan Gamma Knife Hospital also expressed congratulations on the official opening of Icon Gamma knife in our center! In the future, we will cooperate with Tiantan and Huashan Gamma Knife Center to establish a gamma Knife alliance on the platform of The National Medical Center for Neurological Diseases, establish standardized treatment standards, and make efforts for the development and treatment of neurological diseases in China!

Professor Sun Shibin (second from the left) and Professor Liu Ali (third from the left) witnessed the gamma knife startup together with our experts

The experts took a group photo in gamma knife Center of Xuanwu Hospital

Indications of Gamma knife 

• Intracranial medium and small benign tumors: acoustic schwannoma, trigeminal schwannoma, pituitary adenoma, meningioma, craniopharyngioma;

• Intracranial vascular malformations: arteriovenous malformation, arteriovenous fistula, cavernous hemangioma in cavernous sinus area, cavernous hemangioma;

• Intracranial metastases, hemangiopericytomas, hemangiopericytomas, lymphomas and certain gliomas;

• Functional diseases: trigeminal neuralgia, tremor paralysis, etc.

• Residual tumors after craniotomy;

• Skull base, intracranial -- external communication tumors: orbital tumors, chordomas, jugular bulbar tumors, metastatic tumors and upper cervical vertebra tumors;

• Otolaryngology tumors: tumors in the orbit and fundus, and tumors in the sinus cavity.

Gamma Knife Treatment Advantage Gamma Knife specialist clinic: every Tuesday morning, clinic 

1. Precise localization of lesions: the stereotactic head frame was used to scan the intracranial lesions with thin layer and unspaced MR, and the gamma rays were precisely focused on the lesions, and the lesions were destroyed by highly conformation and dose optimization, without damage to the surrounding normal brain tissues and nerves;

2. High efficiency and safety: the hospital stay is generally 1-2 days. The head frame fixation, MR/DSA positioning, treatment plan to completion of treatment, the hospital stay is short, the whole process is painless and safe;