Novalis Tx In India

Novalis Tx is a stereotactic radiosurgery technology that offers some of the most advanced and versatile options available for the treatment of tumors and vascular abnormalities. Max Hospital offers Novalis Tx in India. 

• This is a revolutionary radiotherapy and radiosurgery system that has successfully helped treat cancers of the head, neck, spine, liver, and lungs while allowing for shorter treatment time, hospital stay, and better quality of life for the patients. 
• Novalis Tx enables image-guided radiosurgery in a variety of tumors without the need for a single incision. 
• Novalis Tx features such as dynamic beam focusing and frameless patient positioning makes it extremely patient-friendly and effective at the same time.

 Why should you choose the best hospitals for Novalis TX in India?

• With the help of the Novalis Tx radiosurgery system, Max Hospital offers a versatile but patient-friendly non-invasive treatment option for some malignant and benign conditions. 
• With this platform, the doctors at Max Hospitals now offer treatment for conditions that could not have been previously treated without involving nearby healthy tissue. 
• With the Novalis Tx advantage, doctors at Max Hospitals can now deliver higher concentrations and more effective doses of radiation on tumors. 
• With shorter treatment times, the patient can work, spend time at home, and get back to regular activities sooner.

 Benefits of Novalis Tx Radiosurgery in India

Some of the benefits offered by Novalis Tx in India include – 

• Precision – Novalis Tx allows the radiation beam to be delivered precisely. This means that the area of radiation matches the exact contour of the tumor. This helps retain and protect the healthy tissue surrounding the tumor. It also adapts the radiation beam to body movements, such as breathing, making the therapy completely safe.
• Speed – Novalis Tx is very fast and a single treatment could last between 15 and 20 minutes. This makes for less movement, fewer restrictions on the patient, and higher accuracy of the delivery of radiation. Depending on the patient’s condition, the doctor will decide if the radiotherapy should be delivered in a single dose or over multiple doses.
• Versatility – Novalis Tx makes it possible to deliver radiation energy from 6-20 million electrovolt (MeV) to treat tumors, making it a very versatile therapy. It can be adapted to treat many benign and malignant conditions including Arteriovenous malformations (AVM), brain metastases, acoustic neuromas, gliomas, various tumors of the brain, spine, prostate gland, etc.  
• Safety – Novalis Tx is safe to use in pediatric brain tumors and in deep-seated tumors which were hitherto deemed untreatable. 

 Novalis Tx Cancer Treatment  Frequently Asked Questions

 Q. What is Novalis Tx?

Novalis Tx is a stereotactic radiosurgery technology that offers a non-invasive, fast, and highly accurate radiation therapy for the treatment of tumors and vascular abnormalities. It is used to treat tumors of the brain, neck, spine, lungs, liver, and prostate gland. 

 Q. Who makes Novalis Tx?

Novalis Tx is made available by a partnership between BrainLAB AG and Varian Medical Systems Inc. Varian produces the powerful linear accelerator and the beam focusing technology while BranLAB provides the software that powers Novalis Tx.

Q. How does Novalis Tx Radiosurgery Work?

• The powerful linear accelerator of Novalis Tx rotates around the patient and delivers radiation beams that target the tumor or lesion from every angle. 
• Novalis Tx also tracks the movement of the patient and the tumor and adapts to deliver accurate treatment without damaging surrounding tissue.

 Q. What Types of Conditions can be treated with Novalis Tx Radiosurgery?

• Novalis Tx offers radiation and radiosurgery options that can be used to treat benign and malignant tumors, vascular abnormalities, and various types of lesions. 
• Several different types of brain, spine, liver, and lung tumors can be treated with Novalis Tx.

 Q. What is the Treatment Advantage of Novalis Tx Radiosurgery over Other Radiosurgery Systems?

Traditional radiosurgery devices offer a standard circular-shaped beam. The Novalis Tx collimator has a fin spacing of 2.5 millimeters and the beam adapts to the precise shape of the tumor. This keeps the surrounding tissue unaffected and healthy, unlike traditional radiotherapy. The treatment time is also cut down by Novalis Tx.

 Q. What is the Difference Between Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy?

Depending on the patient’s condition, the radiotherapist or oncologist at Max Hospital will decide if the Novalis Tx should be used in one single, high-dose treatment session or if treatment should be delivered in multiple sessions over a while. The former is referred to as stereotactic radiosurgery while the latter is as fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy.

 Q: Will there be any side effects?

The radiosurgery provided by Novalis Tx is painless and leaves no external scars or marks. This means that many of the risks of traditional surgery can be eliminated. You may experience some side effects and your doctor will discuss these with you.

 Q. What is the effect of radiation on a tumor or lesion?

Radiation refers to the use of a high-energy beam to destroy the cells of a tumor or a lesion. These are focused and target the tumor with a prescribed dose of radiation. Radiation causes the tumor to stop growing and/or shrink. You may want to discuss with your doctor the expected time frame for visible results.