American Shared Hospital Services' 13th Gamma Knife Unit Opens At Bayfront Health System in St. Petersburg, Fla.Business Editors/Medical Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BW HealthWire)--May 29, 2002 American Shared Hospital Services (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :AMS AMS - Andrew Message System )(PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. :AMS), the world's largest owner of Gamma Knife Gamma Knife A trademark for a radiologic nonsurgical device used in stereotactic radiosurgery. Gamma knife A surgical tool that focuses beams of radiation at the head, which converge in the brain to form a lesion. (R) radiosurgery radiosurgery /ra·dio·sur·gery/ (-ser´jer-e) surgery in which tissue destruction is performed by means of ionizing radiation rather than by surgical incision. services, announced today that its 13th Gamma Knife unit opened and patient treatments began last week at Bayfront Health System in St. Petersburg, Fla. ("Bayfront"). Craig K. Tagawa, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of American Shared, said, "We are pleased to announce the commencement of Gamma Knife services at Bayfront, a leader in neuro-oncology services in St. Petersburg, Fla. The introduction of Gamma Knife services reaffirms Bayfront's commitment to the neurosciences. Bayfront is our 13th Gamma Knife in operation." Sue Brody, president and chief executive officer of Bayfront, said, "We're pleased to bring Gamma Knife services to the people of West Central Florida. We remain committed to providing our community with the latest medical technology and most highly trained clinical staff." American Shared Hospital Services (www.ashs.com) American Shared Hospital Services is building a profitable medical services company in an under-served niche -- turnkey technology solutions for advanced radiosurgical procedures. The Company's core business is supplying hospitals with the Gamma Knife -- a non-invasive treatment of malignant and benign brain tumors, vascular malformations and trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain). The Gamma Knife, the gold standard in radiosurgery, reduces surgical risk and patient discomfort, resulting in a shorter hospital stay and lower risk of complications. In most cases, Gamma Knife patients resume their normal activities within a few days of treatment, compared to weeks or months for patients who undergo conventional surgery. More than 180,000 patients worldwide have already received this treatment. American Shared Hospital Services is the world leader in providing Gamma Knife radiosurgery services. |
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