Best Gamma Knife Clinics and Costs in 2025

How Much Does Gamma Knife Cost?

Gamma Knife radiosurgery costs vary by country:

  • Turkey: $4,500 to $11,000 per session.
  • Spain: approximately $10,000 per session
  • Germany: around $15,500 per session.
  • United States: $35,000 to $45,000 per session.
  • United Kingdom: $28,000 to $39,000 per session.

Note: These figures are approximate and can vary based on individual circumstances, procedure types, and healthcare facilities. It's advisable to consult directly with healthcare providers or insurance companies in the respective countries for the most accurate and personalized information.

The price research is based on updated and verified costs from the Bookimed partner clinics.

Why choose Turkey for Gamma Knife?

Turkey offers Gamma Knife radiosurgery in over 20 JCI-accredited centers, using advanced systems like Perfexion and Icon. The tumor control rate exceeds 90%, ensuring effective treatment for brain tumors and other conditions.

The cost of Gamma Knife in Turkey ranges between $4,000 and $11,500, depending on the clinic.

Best clinics in Turkey

Why choose Spain for Gamma Knife?

Spain conducts over 1,500 Gamma Knife procedures annually, with ISO-certified hospitals leading in precision radiosurgery. The tumor control rate surpasses 90%, ensuring excellent outcomes for brain tumors and AVMs.

The price of Gamma Knife in Spain varies between $8,000 and $12,000.

Best clinics in Spain

Why choose Germany for Gamma Knife?

Germany features over 15 specialized Gamma Knife centers with ISO and TÜV certifications. Techniques include frameless radiosurgery for precision. The tumor control rate exceeds 92%, ensuring effective outcomes for brain tumors and complex cases.

The cost of Gamma Knife in Germany ranges between $8,500 and $13,000.

Prices in Top-rated Clinics

  • Asklepios Hospital Barmbek,Hamburg - from $10,685

Best clinics in Germany

Top clinics for Gamma Knife in the world

  • Medipol Mega University Hospital, Turkey
  • Medical Park Göztepe Hospital Complex, Turkey
  • Anadolu Medical Center, Turkey
  • Centro Médico Teknon, Spain
  • Quironsalud Madrid, Spain
  • HM Hospitales, Spain
  • Asklepios Hospital Barmbek, Germany
  • Medical Center in Solingen, Germany
  • Nordwest Clinic (Krankenhaus), Germany
  • Bumrungrad International Hospital, Thailand
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All You Need to Know about Gamma Knife

What factors affect a Gamma Knife surgery cost?

A Gamma Knife treatment cost depends on the following factors:

  • Country for treatment. The prices for treatment with Gamma Knife varies from country to country. For instance, the most affordable therapy costs for therapy are in Turkey — 2-3 times cheaper than in South Korea or Western European countries, for instance. This is explained by a general living wage within the states, the quality of treatment remains the same.
  • Number of treatment sessions with Gamma Knife. The cost of Gamma Knife treatment depends on the size of a tumor and the number of required therapeutic sessions. Only a doctor can determine the exact Gamma Knife procedure cost in your case.

Submit a request to get a detailed price list and schedule the treatment in a chosen hospital.

What does a Gamma Knife price include?

The Gamma Knife cost is pointed for 1 cycle in the listing. Anesthesia and admission are not required. A patient can pay additionally for a consultation with a doctor.

How to get a personalized Gamma Knife radiosurgery cost?

  1. Submit a request to Bookimed. Describe your medical issue and requirements about treatment.
  2. Attach your medical records, so Bookimed manager will send them to a chosen hospital.
  3. The medical center calculates a personalized cost of Gamma Knife treatment for your case.

How to choose Gamma Knife center?

When choosing the best Gamma Knife surgery center, take into account:

  • Gamma Knife unit effectiveness for treatment of a particular disease;
  • neurologists, neurosurgeons, and radiologists qualification;
  • diagnostic program accuracy.

One more criterion is Gamma Knife treatment cost. For instance, Gamma Knife surgery price in Turkey or India is 2-3 times lower than in Europe or Korea. Despite the affordable cost, the effectiveness is the same.

Gamma Knife treatment centers work according to strict international medical protocols.

When Gamma Knife radiosurgery is prescribed?

Indications for Gamma Knife surgery

Doctors apply Gamma Knife to treat:

  • brain tumors (up to 3.5 cm in size)
  • neuralgia
  • vascular malformations
  • glaucoma and oncological eye diseases.

The latest Gamma Knife unit is applied to treat tumors of the brain and spinal cord.

Contraindications for Gamma Knife surgery

Gamma Knife is ineffective in case of big neoplasms. The method is not used if:

  • tumor size is more than 3.5 cm
  • a tumor grows rapidly
  • a neoplasm has no clear boundaries
  • a patient has increased intracranial pressure
  • a patient is in a critical condition (cerebral edema, infections, cardiovascular diseases, exacerbation of chronic diseases).

The effect of Gamma Knife treatment is delayed and can be estimated 3-6 months after irradiation.

How Gamma Knife procedure is performed?

Gamma-ray irradiation concentrates in the target determined by a radiologist. The rays affect diseased cells and stop their growth. Gamma Knife is harmless for healthy cells and surrounding tissues.

What is the difference between Gamma Knife and other methods?

Incisions are not necessary for Gamma Knife session. There is no risk of bleeding, infections or damage to healthy tissues.

Full therapeutic effect is achieved after 1 procedure. When other types if radiosurgery (CyberKnife, Novalis linear accelerator) are applied, a patient receives 5-15 treatment cycles.

The accuracy of ray influence is up to 0.3 mm.

The treatment does not require hospitalization and rehabilitation period. A patient can return to usual lifestyle right after the irradiation.

Preparation for Gamma Knife procedure

A doctor detects tumor size and location using CT or MRI. In case of vascular brain malformations, specialists conduct angiography.

Before irradiation, a radiologist develops a treatment plan using MRI and angiography data. This plan is sent to Gamma Knife unit console.

The Gamma Knife radiosurgery cost is calculated after the complete diagnostics.

Gamma Knife procedure process

A patient is placed on the table. A doctor fixes the head in the special stereotactic frame. Soft sedatives are injected so a patient feels comfortable.

The apparatus directs the irradiation inside the tumor. It detects tumor size according to the treatment plan and coordinates frame.

The treatment takes from 10 minutes to several hours. The duration depends on the number of targets, their shape, and size. It also affects the Gamma Knife treatment cost.

During therapy, a doctor controls and communicates with a patient through video/audio monitoring.

After irradiation

When the procedure is over, a patient can return to usual lifestyle. The effect is not immediate, so a patient needs to undergo regular MRI. This way a doctor observes Gamma Knife therapy efficiency.