Videos of Professor Andrew McEvoy
Meet Prof Andrew McEvoy, Your Neurosurgeon for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Description:
Together with Radiotherapy UK, we’ve created a video series on Gamma Knife radiosurgery. We want to help you gain a comprehensive understanding of your treatment and become familiar with every aspect involved. In this video, Prof Andrew McEvoy will discuss his role as a neurosurgeon in Gamma Knife treatment, focusing on how Gamma Knife can be beneficial when surgery is not possible and the specific conditions it can treat. Prof McEvoy will also cover the collaborative decision-making process involving a range of specialists. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this series you will also see: - Patient Experience Video - Interview with Hanna Greaves - Senior Therapeutic Radiographer - Interview with Dr Michael Kosmin - Consultant Clinical Oncologist - Interview with Mr Neil Kitchen - Consultant Neurosurgeon and Medical Director of Queen Square Radiosurgery Centre Radiotherapy UK has recently earned PIF TICK accreditation for creating trusted patient resources based on 10 key principles. This ensures the information you see and hear is verified and approved by clinical professionals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Gamma Knife Gamma Knife radiosurgery is a well-established method of treating selected brain tumours or lesions in the brain. Gamma Knife is not a knife in the normal sense of the word. No incisions are made in your head. Instead, very precisely focused beams of radiation are directed to the treatment area in the brain, optimised to hit only the target without damaging surrounding healthy tissue. Learn more: https://amethyst-radiotherapy.co.uk/ #gammaknife #srs #radiosurgery #radiotherapy #braintumour #oncology #queensquare