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Although referred as gamma “knife”, the surgery does not involve any cut or use of surgical instrument. Contrary to its name, Gamma Knife Surgery involves use of only gamma rays to treat the targeted diseased portions of the brain.

The Gamma Knife Perfexion system is the latest advancement in noninvasive radiosurgery treatment of tumors and abnormalities in the brain. South Nassau Communities Hospital is the first on Long Island to offer the Gamma Knife Perfexion.

The prestigious ACR-ASTRO accreditation is awarded only to facilities meeting specific Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards developed by ACR and ASTRO.

Several milestones achieved following its first year treating patients in Suffolk County, New York.

Dr. Cohen comments on the latest treatments of compression fractures such as kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty, which use bone cement to stabilize the fractured vertebrae.

Kyongah Hwang has been named manager of South Nassau's Center for Comprehensive Radiation Services and Long Island Gamma Knife® Center. She previously served as a senior radiation therapist at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ.