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About Neurosciences and Radiation Medicine at Georgetown University Hospital

The Neurosciences practice at Georgetown University Hospital is comprised of the departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, Neuro-interventional Radiology, and Medical and Radiation Oncology, as well as providing state-of-the-art treatment for diseases and conditions of the brain and spine. Physicians within the Neurosciences departments have achieved international recognition for research into and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, sleep disorders and stroke. U.S. News and World Report has rated the departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery among the top programs in the country .

The Department of Radiation Medicine at Georgetown University Hospital offers oncologic consultation and radiation treatment for a variety of cancerous diseases and serves as part of the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, which is one of only 60 U.S. cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute as a comprehensive cancer center and the only one in the DC area. In March 2002, the Departments of Radiation Medicine and Neurosurgery became the first in the DC-metropolitan area with CyberKnife-based, frameless stereotactic radiosurgery of brain and spine tumors. Radiation Medicine’s other "firsts" include: intravascular coronary artery bracytherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery using the Brainlab/Varian micro-multileaf system, three-dimensional conformal radiation with high-energy linear accelerators.






 
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