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Cutting - Edge Technology at Bangkok Hospital Offers Hope to Patients With Tumors
Bangkok, Thailand (PRWEB) June 30, 2008 -- Patients with brain tumors for decades have had limited options for treatment, but the latest cutting-edge technology at the Bangkok Hospital Medical Center now offers hope.
Previously, many patients could not be treated with radiotherapy because their tumors were too close to critical brain structures. Bangkok Hospital Medical Center (BMC) has acquired Novalis technology that involves shaped-beam radiation surgery, meaning many of these tumors can now be treated.
Novalis shapes the radiation beams to match the exact shape of the tumor or lesion. The result is the tumor or lesion receives its prescribed dose of radiation, while avoiding critical tissues and organs.
The primary advantages of stereotactic radiosurgery are its precision and minimal risk. Equipped with highly sophisticated computer-based imaging techniques, Novalis delivers the radiation beam with high precision and produces a sharp radiation dose gradient at the tumor and normal tissue boundary.
"It is the most clinically advanced cancer treatment option for patients often considered to have inoperable tumors," says Jason Chandler, Novalis' national sales manager.
The Novalis procedure is non-invasive, painless and eliminates the risks associated with major surgery. Many patients are able to have shaped-beam surgery as a day treatment procedure.
The actual treatment session typically takes less than 30 minutes. This involves the movement of the Novalis machine around the head or body as the focused beams converge on the target. Multiple radiation beams radiate the tumor from different angles. The invisible radiation is not felt at all.
Novalis technology was initially used to treat tumors and lesions in the brain, head and neck. The latest upgrades have increased the accuracy and reliability, allowing its use on inoperable tumors in the spine, lungs, liver, breast, prostate and other areas in the body.
Novaris may be the treatment of choice for patients whose doctors cannot perform traditional surgery because of the increased risk of harming critical structures inside the brain, BMC says.
According to the Bangkok Hospital Medical Center, the latest cutting-edge technology gives patients a fighting chance to overcome their illnesses and a better quality of life after treatment.
For more information:
www.bangkokhospital.com
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