Brainlab to sponsor Novalis Circle Conference on brain and spine disease management — 5 things to know

Brainlab, a global medical technology company, will sponsor the Sixth International Conference of the Novalis Circle in Munich, Germany, from Feb. 19 to 20, where radiation oncology and neurosurgery experts will come together to address topics surrounding brain and spine cancer disease management.

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Here are five things to know:

 

1. Conference participants will focus on stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy for brain and spine across multidisciplinary cancer teams.

 

2. Practice-oriented presentations and panel discussions revolve around five main clinical treatment areas:

 

  • Brain metastases
  • Primary benign tumors
  • Vascular malformations
  • Spine tumors
  • New radiosurgery technologies

 

3. A total of 30 SRS and SBRT experts will present, including:

 

  • Douglas Kondziolka, MD
  • Jörg-Christian Tonn, MD
  • Reinhard Wurm, MD
  • Mark H. Bilsky, MD
  • Timothy D. Solberg, PhD

 

4. The Novalis Circle is a worldwide network of clinicians dedicated to the advancement of radiosurgery.

 

5. Headquartered in Munich and formed in 1989, Brainlab develops, manufactures and markets software-driven medical technology, enabling access to advanced, less invasive patient treatments.

 

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