Benefits of Novalis

The revolutionary advancement of Novalis offers cancer patients many benefits. Traditional cancer surgery involves one or more incisions during a procedure that may last for several hours, along with a painful recovery period (often as part of a prolonged hospital stay).

With Novalis there is NO incision, NO painful recovery, and usually NO hospital stay. No incision means no scarring. Novalis is usually performed on an outpatient basis, and the treatment typically lasts for only several minutes, not hours. After treatment, most patients go back to their normal lives, back to the people and activities that they enjoy.

 
On a more technical level, the benefits of Novalis are unmatched by any other radiosurgical system in the world today. With Novalis, the radiation beams are shaped to match the exact contour of the tumor or lesion so that even irregularly shaped tumors or lesions can be effectively treated. Sophisticated software calculates the ideal access points to the tumor or lesion and defines the treatment plan.
 

The radiation doses provided by Novalis are achieved with sub-millimeter accuracy, ensuring that the radiation is concentrated within the tumor or lesion, sparing vital tissues near the effected area. The accuracy and precision of Novalis place it in a class of its own when compared to other radiosurgical options, such as Gamma Knife and Cyber Knife.

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Novalis steadily moves around the patient's body so that the radiation penetrates the tumor or lesion from different angles. While the tumor or lesion receives the full dose of radiation, the surrounding healthy tissue only receives a small percentage of the radiation, which reduces potential damage to delicate structures such as the brainstem or spinal cord.

In addition to all of these benefits, Novalis is also a very versatile treatment solution, treating a variety of conditions such as:
  • Arteriovenous malformations (AVM)
  • Trigeminal neuralgia
  • Brain metastases
  • Primary brain tumors
  • Recurrent brain tumors
  • Acoustic neuromas
  
  • Pituitary adenomas
  • Meningiomas of the skull base
  • Cancers of the Head and Neck
  • Cavernous angiomas
  • Spinal Tumors
  • Prostate Cancer