Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods (University Medical Center Groningen Comprehensive Cancer Center)

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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	Digitalised imaging (PACS)	yes
Machine	Digitalised imaging (RIS)	yes
Machine	Ultrasound	yes
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	E/S Fine-needle biopsy	yes
Technique	Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB)	yes
Technique	Angiography	yes
Nuclear Medicine
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Pet Scan	yes
Machine	PET CT	yes
Machine	PET/MRI	yes
Facility	Radionuclide treatment facilities	yes
Machine	SPECT	yes
Technique	Sentinel node scintigraphy	yes
Technique	Bone scintigraphy	yes
Pathology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Electron microscopy	yes
Facility	Cytology laboratory	yes
Facility	Histopathology laboratory	yes
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	Immunofluorescence techniques	yes
Technique	Histochemistry	yes
Technique	Techniques for molecular pathology	yes
Technique	Cytogenetics	yes
Pathology: Molecular Tests
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	PGR	yes
Technique	KI-67	yes
Technique	PDL1	yes
Technique	ER	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	1
Specialist	Urological surgery	2
Specialist	Thoracic surgery	4
Specialist	Digestive surgery	4
Specialist	Neurosurgery	4
Specialist	Head and neck surgery	Yes
Specialist	Soft tissue surgery	3
Specialist	Orthopaedic surgery	10
Specialist	Oncoplastic surgery	13
Specialist	Paediatric surgery	8
Specialist	ENT surgery	6
Technique	Robotic surgery	Yes
Radiotherapy
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Brachytherapy unit	Yes
Technique	Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC)	Yes
Technique	Proton therapy	Yes
Specialists
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Physician with a specialisation in palliative care	Yes
Specialist	Medical oncologist	Yes
Specialist	Nurse with a specialisation/certification in palliative care	Yes
Specialist	Physician specialised in pain treatment	10
Specialist	Neurologist	23
Specialist	Lung physician	28
Specialist	Radiotherapist	43
Specialist	Psychiatrist	Yes
Specialist	Pharmacist	Yes
Specialist	Social worker	Yes
Specialist	Spiritual care	Yes
Specialist	Dietitian	34
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Endoprosthesis	Yes
Technique	Nephrostomy	Yes