NHS England has announced the award of new contracts for stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy (SRS/SRT) – specialist forms of radiotherapy that can be used to treat patients with intracranial conditions, such as benign and malignant brain tumours. More than...

Over recent months a number of publications to which Ian Paddick (Consultant Physicist) have contributed have been published. Ian is a leading figure in the Gamma Knfie community and is currently Vice President of International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society. The...

Ian Paddick, Consultant Physicist and Alvaro Villabonna, Clinical Research Fellow recently attended the 12th International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society Congress meeting held in Yokohama, Japan, June 7th-11th. Ian presented a number of talks and seminars on...

Whole Brain Radiation Therapy (WBRT) is associated with significantly worse cognitive function than radiosurgery, and should no longer be used in the adjuvant setting after radiosurgery to treat cancer patients with brain metastases, according to a large study led by...

Lars Leksell was the inventor of radiosurgery. He was a ceaseless neurosurgical innovator who created whole industries that have benefited millions of people around the world, all from ideas that sprang from his mind. The modern stereotactic frame and stereotactic...

The Queen Square Gamma Knife Centre are pleased to announce that the research projects concluded in our centre will be presented and discussed in the prestigious forthcoming scientific meetings later this year. The results of the initial research project completed...

A grant has been awarded to Dr. Alvaro Villabona our clinical research fellow from the National Brain Appeal Small Acorn Fund for a pilot study which aims to evaluate the potential use of an MRI based method to replace Conventional Catheter Angiography (CCA) for...

Our 300th patient since opening has been treated. The centre -  treated its first patients in October 2012 and on the 26th November 2015 and a little more than two years since opening, the Gamma Knife Centre at QRSC has treated its 300th patient. Rapidly establishing...

A new video providing an overview of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery has been made available and can be viewed here.   The video provides an overview of the work of NHNN, its leading edge facilities, the world class research undertaken and...

QSRC has rapidly established itself as a leading centre committed to undertaking research and sharing best practice with others. We have further expanded our research programme. and two new major research projects have been initiated. We are working with groups from...

An event to launch three ground-breaking new collaborative partnerships set up by the charity Brain Tumour Research and three Research Centres of Excellence was held on the 4th March at the Speaker’s House, sponsored by QSRC.   Neil Kitchen (Medical Director),...

An independent review of patient feedback questionnaires has provided evidence of the excellent service being provided by the team at the Gamma Knife Centre at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Scores averaging above 9 out of 10 were recorded in...

Full Ethics approval has been obtained for the prospective research study: Evaluation of dosimetric differences between the TMR 10 and convolution algorithm for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery planning. This project is aimed to evaluate a new method to calculate the...

On the 16th September and less than a year since opening, the Gamma Knife Centre at QRSC has treated the 100th patient. To mark reaching the milestone three patients treated on the day were presented with flowers by members of the team. The centre - which treated its...

Laura Murray completing the 50km Thames Valley Path Challenge raising funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital[/caption]On the 14th September Laura Murray our administrative assistant completed the Thames Path Challenge raising funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital....

Further information on the research and trials which have been initiated and are planned is now available on this website here.

With a score of 93.1 out of 100, Elekta’s Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™ system earned the top ranking, receiving high marks for uptime, treatment times and planning speeds, according to KLAS research firm’s recently released customer survey, Radiation Therapy 2013:...

Images of the official opening by the Rt Hon. John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons are now available to view here. Notable U.K. government and healthcare leaders, Gamma Knife® radiosurgery experts and representatives of the National Hospital for Neurology...

A number of patients have been treated at the Gamma Knife at QSRC  from Kuwait and across Europe symbolising the international reputation of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosciences as a centre of excellence. Unlike traditional surgery, Gamma Knife...

At the 81st American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting April 27-May1 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Elekta highlighted the continuing preeminence of Gamma Knife® stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) as the gold standard for...

Notable U.K. government and healthcare leaders, Gamma Knife® radiosurgery experts and representatives of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) were amongst those gathered on April 23 to observe the official opening of The Gamma Knife Centre at...

We are pleased to announce that Dr Alvaro Rojas Villabona has been appointed as a clinical fellow to support our clinical trials programme. Dr Villabona undertook his initial medical training in Colombia and was awarded the Colfuturo Scholarship to study for an MSc in...

The Gamma Knife Centre at QSRC is planning to undertake a number of important clinical trails on the clinical and cost effectiveness of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. An area of particular interest is cerebral metastases. Currently, the majority of patients with brain...

The centre which provides a Gamma Knife Radiosurgery service based has rapidly reached the landmark of treating its 50th patient. Only open since the end of October 2012 this represents a significant growth rate in patient volume providing evidence of increasing...

Funding has been secured for a clinical fellow in support of the centre’s clinical trials . The funding has kindly been provided by Elekta, further strengthening the collaboration with them. Trials being planned include a number on brain metastases including novel MRI...

We are pleased to announce that a number of leading Gamma Knife radiosurgery experts will be presenting at the official opening of the Gamma Knife Centre at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery on the 23rd April . Speakers  include:- • Mr. Neil...

We are pleased to announce that the Gamma Knife Centre at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery will be officially opened on the 23rd April by the Rt Hon John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons and Patron of Brain Tumour Research. The event will...

The Leskell Gamma Knife Society has published the most recent statistics on Gamma Knife usage globally. The results of a survey of operational centres is presented in Leksell Gamma Knife Indications Treated 1991 to 2011. This provides data by year and global region....

The first publication from the QSRC team is announced.  'Targeting and Conformality in Arteriovenous Malformation Radiosurgery is a paper co-authored by Ian Paddick included in the new publication by Karger, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Brain Vascular Malformations,...

We are pleased to announce that Ian Paddick will undertake the role of Chief Physicist at the Gamma Knife Centre at QSRC. Ian began his career as a Medical Physicist in 1989, working at the Hammersmith hospital, London. Since 1998 he has worked almost exclusively with...

On the 29th October the first patient was treated at the new Gamma Knife Centre at QSRC. The following feedback was received from the patient:- " Thank you very much for the care and attention I received at the QSRC on Monday when I had my Gamma Knife treatment....

Between the 20-28th October The National Brain Appeal is asking supporters to wake up and make a difference by holding their own pyjama themed fundraising activity. This will help to raise money for vital projects at the National Hospital for Neurology and...

The centre which is due to treat its first patient on the 29th October is a partnership between the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, part of the UCLH NHS Foundation Trust and Medical Equipment Solutions Ltd. It will become the 6th operational Gamma...

The treatment of brain cancer in the UK has taken a big step forward after the NHNN took delivery of the country’s newest Gamma Knife® technology. The installation of the 20 tonne piece of kit took all the precision of a military operation involving six lifts from a...

We are pleased to announce that the new medical director for The Gamma Knife Centre at QSRC will be Mr Neil Kitchen, consultant neurosurgeon at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Mr Kitchen has been a consultant neurosurgeon since 1995 and is...

A very special delivery! On Saturday 29th September an Elekta Gamma Knife Perfexion was safely delivered to the new Gamma Knife Centre at QSRC. This was by no means an easy task. Commissioning of the treatment machine is now underway in readiness for the first...

As the opening of the new centre approaches we are pleased to announce that Katie Jeanson and Rebecca Robinson have joined our team. Katie will be taking up the post of lead therapeutic radiographer and Rebecca will be our charities co-ordinator.

Construction of the new Gamma Knife Centre at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square is progressing to programme having started in April with completion due in October. Designed by CSM architects Ltd and being constructed by Porters Ltd,...

Elekta’s Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion(TM) radiosurgery system , our treatment technology has been awarded the highest ranking in KLAS research firm’s 2012 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical Equipment & Infrastructure report*. In the report, Perfexion scored 93.9 out...

The treatment of brain cancer in the UK will take a big step forward after a London hospital took delivery of the country’s newest Gamma Knife® technology. The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) is the 6th centre in the country to host the...

MESL has recruited Pauline Richardson as its new Director of Operations joining as we embark on an expansion programme including our new Queen Square Gamma Knife Centre. Pauline has over 20 years experience in the UK health sector, both in the NHS and private sector...