Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods (Ospedale San Raffaele)

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Diagnostics

Radiology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	CT scanners	4
Machine	MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques)	2
Machine	Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital)	2 (digital)	6500 (yearly)
Machine	Ultrasound	7
Machine	Gamma Camera	Yes
Technique	Ultrasound guided biopsy	Yes
Technique	Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB)	1
Technique	Angiography	Yes
Nuclear Medicine
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Pet Scan	5	7500 (yearly)
Machine	PET CT	4
Machine	PET/MRI	2
Machine	SPECT	2
Machine	SPECT CT	1
Technique	Sentinel node scintigraphy	Yes
Technique	Bone scintigraphy	Yes
Pathology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH)	Yes
Technique	FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization)	Yes
Technique	PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)	Yes
Technique	Cytometry	Yes
Technique	Liquid biopsy	Yes
Technique	Histochemistry	Yes
Technique	Cytogenetics	Yes
Pathology: Molecular Tests
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	PGR	Yes
Technique	ER	Yes
Technique	KRAS	Yes
Technique	BRAF	Yes
Technique	MET	Yes
Technique	EGFR	Yes
Technique	ALK	Yes
Technique	ROS	Yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Bronchoscopy	Yes
Technique	Colposcopy	Yes
Technique	Colonoscopy	Yes
Technique	Vulvoscopy	Yes
Technique	Hysteroscopy	Yes

Treatment

Surgical Oncology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Breast surgery	7
Specialist	Urological surgery	30
Specialist	Thoracic surgery	8
Specialist	Digestive surgery	8
Specialist	Neurosurgery	13
Specialist	Gynaecological surgery	25
Specialist	Head and neck surgery	Yes
Specialist	Orthopaedic surgery	7
Specialist	Oncoplastic surgery	1
Specialist	ENT surgery	Yes
Technique	Video-assisted thoracoscopy	Yes
Technique	Robotic surgery	Yes
Radiotherapy
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Linear accelerators	Yes
Machine	Brachytherapy unit	Yes
Technique	Stereotactic radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Chemoembolization	Yes
Technique	Thermal ablation (with radiofrequency or microwave)	Yes
Technique	Total Body Irradiation (TBI)	Yes
Technique	3D conformal radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Radiosurgery	Yes
Machine	Gamma Knife	Yes	1000 (yearly)
Machine	CyberKnife	Yes
Machine	TomoTherapy Machines	Yes
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Transfusion Unit	Yes
Facility	Bone marrow / stem cell bank	Yes
Technique	Allogenic stem cell transplants	Yes
Technique	Autologous bone marrow transplants	Yes
Technique	Autologous stem cell transplants	Yes
Specialists
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Medical oncologist	18
Specialist	Physician specialised in pain treatment	Yes
Specialist	Neurologist	35
Specialist	Lung physician	2
Specialist	Radiotherapist	2
Specialist	Psychologist or Psychotherapist	7
Specialist	Psychiatrist	6
Specialist	Physiotherapist	35	7000 (yearly)
Specialist	Dietitian	1
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Endoprosthesis	Yes
Technique	Rigid Bronchoscopy	Yes
Facility	Clinical Trial Center	Yes
Facility	Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit	Yes
Technique	Peritoneal drainage	Yes

Prevention

Screening and Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Smoking detoxification center	Yes

Palliative Care

Palliative Care
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Home palliative care availability	Yes