Radiation Oncologists, P.C. Our Specialties

Stereotactic Radiosurgery - Novalis

Stereotactic body radiosurgery has emerged as a new treatment option for patients with metastasis located within and adjacent to vertebral bodies/spinal cord. Standard multifraction radiotherapy may provide less durable clinical response since the total dose is limited by the tolerance of the spinal cord. Recent technological advances in imaging, 3-dimensional localization, immobilization devices, and radiation delivery have allowed higher degree of accuracy while sparing normal surrounding tissue. These advances have made stereotactic body radiosurgery an attractive alternative as treatment course is shorter (between 1-5 treatments) and allows delivery of higher biologic equivalent dose thus providing better tumor control. The same technological advances have also allowed treatment of liver and lung metastasis as well as medically inoperable early stage lung cancer.

  • The Novalis stereotactic radiosurgery system used by Radiation Oncologists is a non-invasive cutting edge treatment delivering very precise radiation treatments
  • System automatically aligns the patient in all 6 dimensions to precisely align the tumor within the radiation beam path
  • The integrated infrared tracking system continuously monitors patient movement ensuring sub-millimeter accuracy
  • Ideal for malignant and non-malignant brain tumors, head and neck tumors
  • Usually delivered using a single treatment