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Innovation Brain and Spinal Tumor Treatment
Date: Feb 1, 2010
Capital Region Neurosurgery Providers Offering NOVALIS Technology
Dr. Michelle Bahn of Capital Region Neurosurgery treats brain and spinal tumors with groundbreaking cancer treatment technology, Novalis.
“This new technology is truly revolutionary as it targets
tumors in sensitive areas while keeping healthy tissue intact,” said Michelle Bahn, MD. "This is a precise, fast and patient-friendly alternative that does not require application of a rigid headframe.”
This exciting new option enables more patients to remain in the Capital District for treatment.
Dr. Bahn has conducted research at both St. Louis University and Washington University and has a number of publications on brain tumor research. The versatility of the Novalis platform makes it possible to offer the most appropriate form of treatment based on patient needs. The Novalis platform enables doctors to use image-guided radiosurgery to offer patients fast, non-surgical treatments for cancer and other conditions in the brain, head, neck and body.
Other radiosurgery devices utilize circular beams to treat. As most lesions are irregular in shape, a circular dose does not completely cover the exact shape of the tumor. The Novalis radiosurgery platform precisely shapes the radiation beam to the shape of the tumor or lesion, ensuring the optimal treatment dose is delivered and protecting healthy tissue. The targeted beam adapts to your breathing and other body movements to continuously maintain safe, complete and accurate treatment. The machine’s rotating arm, known as a linear accelerator, makes it possible to radiate tumors from various angles and delivers a higher dose of radiation than any other machine, providing treatment for tumors once thought to be untreatable.
For more on Novalis go to:
http://www.novalistxradiosurgery.com/patient-center/