Catalan Institute of Oncology

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Located at 41° 20' 44.37" N, 2° 6' 40.66" E

Experts

Learning Resources

Courses: ICO Courses

Trainings: ICO Trainings and Internships

Classes: ICO Classroom

Courses: E-Oncology

Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods

Diagnostics

Radiology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital)	Yes
Machine	Ultrasound	Yes
Pathology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Cytology laboratory	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	PIK3CA	Yes
Technique	KRAS	Yes
Technique	BRAF	Yes
Technique	EGFR	Yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Colonoscopy	Yes

Treatment

Surgical Oncology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Breast surgery	Yes
Specialist	Digestive surgery	Yes
Specialist	Oncoplastic surgery	Yes
Radiotherapy
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Linear accelerators	11
Machine	Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT	Yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with IGRT	Yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with SBRT/SRS	Yes
Machine	Brachytherapy unit	4	800 (yearly)
Technique	Stereotactic radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT)	Yes
Technique	Total Body Irradiation (TBI)	Yes
Technique	3D conformal radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Radiosurgery	Yes	165 (yearly)
Technique	Respiratory motion management	Yes
Technique	Adaptive radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Conventional simulation	Yes
Technique	IMRT radiotherapy planning system	Yes
Machine	Gamma Knife	Yes
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Transfusion Unit	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	Physician with a specialisation in palliative care	Yes
Specialist	Medical oncologist	Yes
Specialist	Physician specialised in pain treatment	Yes
Specialist	Neurologist	Yes
Specialist	Lung physician	Yes
Specialist	Radiotherapist	Yes
Specialist	Psychologist or Psychotherapist	3
Specialist	Pharmacist	Yes
Specialist	Social worker	4
Specialist	Physiotherapist	2
Specialist	Dietitian	Yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	24-hour Oncological Emergency Department	Yes
Technique	Biliary drainage	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

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Resource: Citizen Service Unit (UAC)

Resource: Tobacco Control Unit (UCT)

Facility: Activities

Tool: PsicoOncologiaOnline

Tool: ICO Electronic Headquarters