Installed in 2009 and located at our Baptist Cancer Institute, the Novalis TX is the latest and most sophisticated tool available in the world for the delivery of Stereotactic Radiosurgery. This technology allows your radiation oncologist with an unprecedented ability to precisely focus, aim, and deliver very high doses of tumor-killing radiation to a target with minimal surrounding tissue damage, all in a fraction of the time required with other machines.

BENEFITS

As one of the most advanced cancer treatment options available, Novalis radiosurgery is changing the face of cancer treatment, and has already helped thousands of people continue to go to work, spend time with family and friends, and take part in their favorite activities, all while fighting cancer.

PRECISE

Videos

view video about snap verification

view video about frameless srs

view Novalis TV commercial

Also see: UCLA video about Novalis TX

• Shapes the cancer-fighting radiation beam around your tumor or lesion, ensuring that the prescribed dose of treatment is delivered to the entire tumor or lesion
• Protects surrounding healthy tissue
• Adapts treatment to your breathing and other body movements so that radiation delivery is always safe, complete and accurate

FAST

• Delivers treatment in as little as 15-20 minutes for a more comfortable treatment experience when compared with other radiosurgery treatment options
• Reduces the likelihood of body or tumor movements, ensuring that treatment is delivered with the highest possible accuracy
• Offers one-time treatment or a series of treatments based on your doctor's recommendation

PERSONALIZED

• Flexible treatment options ensure that you receive the best treatment for your condition
• Delivers one of the highest dose rates to treat tumors deep inside the body or brain
• Offers hope to those with conditions once considered untreatable and for whom surgery is not an option

NON-INVASIVE

• Frameless radiosurgery offers you a more comfortable and non-invasive alternative to other radiosurgery systems which require immobilization with a head ring that attaches to the skull

content couresy of Novalis Tx Radiosurgery