Trinity St. James's Cancer Institute

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Learning Resources

Program: Cancer Education Program

Course: Radiation Therapy

Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods

Diagnostics

Radiology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	CT scanners	Yes	29.096 (2021)
Machine	MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques)	Yes	9.576 (2021)
Machine	Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital)	Yes	9.561 (2021)
Machine	Digitalised imaging (PACS)	Yes	323.000 (2007)
Machine	Digitalised imaging (RIS)	Yes
Machine	Ultrasound	Yes	22.943 (2021)
Machine	Gamma Camera	Yes
Technique	MRI-guided biopsy	Yes
Technique	Stereostatic biopsy	Yes
Technique	Ultrasound guided biopsy	Yes
Technique	Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)	Yes
Technique	EBUS-TBNA	Yes
Technique	CT guided biopsis	Yes
Technique	E/S Fine-needle biopsy	Yes
Technique	Angiography	Yes
Nuclear Medicine
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Pet Scan	Yes
Machine	PET CT	Yes	11.175 (2021)
Facility	Radionuclide treatment facilities	Yes
Machine	SPECT	Yes
Machine	SPECT CT	Yes
Pathology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Cytology laboratory	Yes
Facility	Histopathology laboratory	Yes
Technique	FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization)	Yes
Technique	PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)	Yes
Technique	Cytometry	Yes
Technique	Immunofluorescence techniques	Yes
Technique	Techniques for molecular pathology	Yes
Technique	Cytogenetics	Yes
Pathology: Molecular Tests
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	PDL1	Yes
Technique	PI3KCA	Yes
Technique	KRAS	Yes
Technique	BRAF	Yes
Technique	NTRK	Yes
Technique	RET	Yes
Technique	MET	Yes
Technique	EGFR	Yes
Technique	ALK	Yes
Technique	ROS	Yes
Technique	HER2 status	Yes
Technique	COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PANELS	Yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Bronchoscopy	Yes
Technique	Colposcopy	Yes
Technique	Colonoscopy	Yes
Technique	Hysteroscopy	Yes

Treatment

Surgical Oncology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Breast surgery	Yes
Specialist	Urological surgery	Yes
Specialist	Thoracic surgery	Yes
Specialist	Digestive surgery	Yes
Specialist	Gynaecological surgery	Yes
Specialist	Head and neck surgery	Yes
Specialist	Soft tissue surgery	Yes
Specialist	Orthopaedic surgery	Yes
Specialist	Oncoplastic surgery	Yes
Specialist	ENT surgery	Yes
Technique	Robotic surgery	Yes
Radiotherapy
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Linear accelerators	Yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT	Yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with SBRT/SRS	Yes
Technique	Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC)	Yes
Technique	Stereotactic radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Locoregional chemotherapy	Yes
Technique	Chemoembolization	Yes
Technique	Thermal ablation (with radiofrequency or microwave)	Yes/radiofrequency
Technique	Total Body Irradiation (TBI)	Yes	124 (2018)
Technique	Radiosurgery	Yes
Technique	Respiratory motion management	Yes
Technique	CT planning	Yes
Technique	Magnetic resonance for radiotherapy treatment planning	Yes
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Transfusion Unit	Yes
Facility	Bone marrow / stem cell bank	Yes
Technique	Quality Vigilance System	Yes
Technique	Allogenic stem cell transplants	Yes
Technique	Autologous bone marrow transplants	Yes
Technique	Autologous stem cell transplants	Yes	81 (2021)
Specialists
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Physician with a specialisation in palliative care	Yes
Specialist	Medical oncologist	12
Specialist	Physician specialised in pain treatment	2
Specialist	Neurologist	7
Specialist	Lung physician	10
Specialist	Radiotherapist	Yes
Specialist	Psychologist or Psychotherapist	Yes
Specialist	Psychiatrist	5
Specialist	Pharmacist	Yes
Specialist	Social worker	Yes
Specialist	Spiritual care	Yes
Specialist	Physiotherapist	Yes
Specialist	Dietitian	Yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Endoprosthesis	Yes
Technique	Interventional Endoscopy	Yes
Facility	Clinical Trial Center	Yes
Facility	Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit	Yes

Prevention

Screening and Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Breast cancer screening program	Yes
Facility	Colorectal cancer screening program	Yes
Facility	Smoking detoxification center	Yes

Quality of Life

Quality of Life
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Supportive care unit	Yes
Facility	Survivorship program	Yes

Palliative Care

Palliative Care
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Hospice unit (in the hospital structure or affiliated)	Yes
Facility	Home palliative care availability	Yes

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Facility: Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care

Resource: Cultural Diversity and Disability

Resource: Smoking Cessation Service

Resource: Daffodil Centre