Items Tagged ‘Dr. Isaacson’
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Radiation Treatment for Cancer; Don't Throw the Baby out with the Bath Water!
The New York Times recently reported on a couple of cases of radiation therapy gone terribly wrong. Since then, several radiation oncologists have come out urging us to keep our perspective and remember that these incidences, though devastating, are very rare (less than 1 in 22,000) and that...
Posted on Feb 2, 2010 by Department Author In Blog, Brain Tumor Blog, Gamma Knife Blog -
Dr. Isaacson Awarded as one of America's Top Doctors Again!
Congratulations Dr. Steven Isaacson on two prestigious awards! Dr. Isaacson from the Gamma Knife Center was named one of America's Top Doctors by Castle Connolly for 2010. This comes on the heels of his award as one of America's Top Doctors For Cancer just last October.
Posted on Jan 21, 2010 by Department Author In Gamma Knife News, News, Uncategorized -
How Does a Neurosurgeon Know What to Say When an AVM Patient Asks, "What Are My Chances Doc?"
Doctors often use grading scales that measure the most salient features of an illness to predict the outcome of a given treatment. These scales have been developed over the years and take in the experiences of many doctors and their patients with varying degrees of a problem. Things like how large...
Posted on Jan 7, 2010 by Department Author In Blog, Gamma Knife Blog