Patients of the Trinity Mother Frances Neuroscience Institute and Texas Oncology-Tyler Cancer Center are among the first in the nation to have access to state-of-the-art radiation equipment that provides faster and more accurate treatment for a wide variety of cancers.  The Novalis Tx is a powerful radiosurgery and radiotheraoy system that penetrates deeper and faster into the body to treat tumors considered inoperable.

The system's platform allows for intricately customized settings that enable treatments to be highly targeted and accurate.  Cancers that can be treated by this system include those within the head, neck, brain, pancreas, liver, prostate and lungs.  Because the system is so accurate, nearby healthy tissue is protected from damaging radiation so larger doses of radiation can be delivered to the targeted tumor with each treatment.

It offers physicians more flexibility in utilizing framed or frameless treatments as well as offering both cone-based and multi-leaf technology.  Most patients will find that their treatments take significantly less time with Novalis Tx than if they were treated using previous-generation technology.

To find out if this treatment option is right for you, contact your own primary care physician for consultation and a referral.

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Stereotactic Radiosurgery System (SRS) (audio) (8:22)


Dr. Sabatino Bianco explains the technology behind the new cancer-fighting system at Trinity Mother Frances and Texas Oncology-Tyler.



About the Novalis Tx® (audio) (6:23)


Dr. Mark Saunders with Texas Oncology-Tyler explains the Novalis Tx® system and its technology.