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focused delivery of a large amount of radiation to an area of the
brain. This may be used to treat brain tumors, blood vessel
malformations (arteriovenous malformations: AVM's), and trigeminal
neuralgia. There are several devices used, but the main units
are either the Gamma Knife, or another device which uses a Linear
Accelerator (LINAC) which most hospitals have in their radiation oncology
department. |
Glossary 
