Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods (Saolta University Cancer Network Galway University Hospitals)

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Diagnostics

Radiology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	CT scanners	yes
Machine	MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques)	yes
Machine	Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital)	yes
Machine	Ultrasound	yes
Technique	Stereostatic biopsy	yes
Technique	Ultrasound guided biopsy	yes
Technique	EBUS-TBNA	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
Technique	Bone scintigraphy	yes
Pathology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization)	yes
Technique	PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)	yes
Technique	Cytometry	yes
Technique	Techniques for molecular pathology	yes
Technique	Cytogenetics	yes
Pathology: Molecular Tests
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	KI-67	yes
Technique	PDL1	yes
Technique	ER	yes
Technique	KRAS	yes
Technique	BRAF	yes
Technique	EGFR	yes
Technique	ALK	yes
Technique	ROS	yes
Technique	HER2 status	yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Bronchoscopy	yes
Technique	Colonoscopy	yes

Treatment

Surgical Oncology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Breast surgery	yes
Specialist	Thoracic surgery	yes
Specialist	Digestive surgery	yes
Specialist	Gynaecological surgery	yes
Specialist	Head and neck surgery	yes
Specialist	Orthopaedic surgery	yes
Specialist	Oncoplastic surgery	yes
Specialist	Paediatric surgery	yes
Specialist	ENT 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
Machine	Brachytherapy unit	yes
Technique	Stereotactic radiotherapy	yes
Technique	3D conformal radiotherapy	yes
Technique	Radiosurgery	yes
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Transfusion Unit	yes
Technique	Autologous bone marrow transplants	yes
Technique	Autologous stem cell transplants	yes
Specialists
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Neurologist	yes
Specialist	Radiotherapist	yes
Specialist	Psychologist or Psychotherapist	yes
Specialist	Psychiatrist	yes
Specialist	Physiotherapist	yes
Specialist	Dietitian	yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Endoprosthesis	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	Cervical cancer screening program	yes
Facility	Colorectal cancer screening program	yes
Facility	Smoking detoxification center	yes