Detroit-based Henry Ford Health performed what is believed to be the world’s first GammaTile procedure on spinal tumor, clickondetroit.com reported May 20.
GammaTile is a small implant with radioactive cesium-131 seeds in a titanium capsule. It’s designed for targeted radiation but previously wasn’t used in the spine. Neurosurgeon Adam Robin, MD, had used GammaTile for brain tumors and used a 3D-printed model of the patient’s spine to pre-plan the procedure.
Eighteen months after the procedure the patient has recovered and hasn’t had any pain since, the report said.
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