Cutting-Edge Technology Tackles Brain Tumours
VIC Premier Victorian patients with brain tumours and cranial disorders will have a greater chance of survival and improved quality of life thanks to Victoria’s first ever gamma knife. Minister for Health Martin Foley today unveiled the $8 million gamma knife at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. The equipment is funded by the Andrews Labor Government and donors to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation. The world-leading intra-cranial stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy machine is only the third in Australia. It delivers high-intensity cobalt radiation therapy as a non-invasive way t...