Leeds Gamma Knife Centre is based in the Institute of Oncology at St James's University Hospital in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
St. James's Institute of Oncology (Bexley Wing), a National Health Service (NHS) hospital, is the largest cancer research hospital in Europe.[1] When the Leeds centre opened in March 2009, there were only four other centres in the UK which specialised in the treatment of brain disease by a Gamma Knife. It is home to the world's most advanced Gamma Knife – the £3m Leksell Perfexion, manufactured by Elekta. In January 2010 the centre hosted an international conference “Extending the Horizon: Advances in Gamma Knife Therapy” in which new treatment possibilities for the Gamma Knife came under the spotlight in the UK.[2]
In 2011 Leeds Gamma Knife Centre began a relationship with Belfast Health and Social Care Trust to treat NHS and private patients from across all Ireland – ensuring continuity of care across the Irish Sea.[3]
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edit- ^ Architectural Review: The Bexley Wing, St. James's Institute of Oncology, St. James's University Hospital
- ^ "Users share latest advances at Gamma Knife Society meeting". Medical Physics Web. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Madden, Anne (9 June 2011). "Brain tumour miracle for Belfast man". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2022.