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The Gamma Knife Surgery consists of four steps, in this next section, we will go on an in-depth tour of the entire process of the surgery to suppress any doubts or fears that you may have.  Before Gamma Knife Surgery your doctor will inform you about the entire procedure.  Gamma Knife Surgery does not require cutting or shaving of your hair and in most cases hair does not fall out, however, there may be thinning of hair in a very small area where the beams penetrate the scalp.

The 4 Steps of the surgery are:

1.  Attaching The Frame

2.  imaging:  CT, MRI or Angiography

3.  Surgery Planning

4.  Surgery

 

 

 

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