Novalis Tx Radiosurgery
Novalis Tx Radiosurgery is one of the most precise, non-invasive radiosurgery treatments available for cancerous and non-cancerous conditions of the entire body. It represents a new standard in radiosurgery treatment, featuring advanced technologies that deliver highly precise treatment while protecting surrounding healthy tissue and offers one of the fastest treatment times available-minutes, not hours-giving new hope to patients with tumors once considered untreatable.
Novalis Tx Radiosurgery rotates around the patient to deliver treatment beams anywhere in the body from virtually any angle. A set of sophisticated image guidance and motion management tools continuously provide clinicians with detailed information about the shape, size and position of the targeted lesion to guide patient setup and positioning and monitor motion during treatment.
For treatments in or near the lungs, there are tools designed to synchronize treatment with the patient’s breathing patterns to compensate for tumor motion. A high-definition multi-leaf collimator, a beam shaping device, ensures that the treatment beam matches the shape of the tumor from every angle.
What types of conditions can Novalis Tx Radiosurgery treat?
Novalis Tx Radiosurgery treats cancerous and non-cancerous conditions of the entire body, such as:
Arteriovenous malformations (AVM)
Trigeminal neuralgia
Parkinson’s disease
Acoustic neuromas
Recurrent brain tumors
Meningiomas of the skull base
Spine Tumors/Metastases
Liver Tumors/Metastases
Cavernous angiomas
Intractable seizures
Brain metastases/Gliomas
Pediatric brain tumors
Pituitary adenomas
Craniopharyngiomas
Prostate Cancer/Metastases
Lung Tumors/Metastases
Can Novalis Tx Radiosurgery perform radiotherapy and other types of treatment?
Novalis Tx Radiosurgery offers both stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy treatments. Unlike some treatment devices, it can provide a high number of treatment fractions. Studies have shown that fractionated treatment is necessary to ensure effective treatment for some tumors and protect healthy tissue. This is particularly true for tumors near auditory nerves, where extending treatment over a number of fractions can provide better treatment outcomes and preserve the patient’s hearing.
Novalis Tx Radiosurgery employs a wide range of treatment modalities-single stage, hypo- and hyper-fractionation; circular and conformal beams; dynamic conformal arcs; and IMRT-ensuring patients receive the best treatment for their individual case.