Mediterranean Institute of Oncology

Experts

Angiology

Anesthesia and resuscitation/intensive care

Autologous bone marrow transplant

Breast unit Senology / plastic reconstructive surgery

Cardiology

Dermato-oncological surgery

Geriatrics

Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology

Nuclear Medicine

Oncological endocrinology

Onco-hematology

Oncological general surgery

Oncological gynecology

Oncological orthopedics

Oncology

Otolaryngology

Palliative Care and Pain Management

Psycho-oncology

Pulmonary Oncology

Radiology

Radiotherapy

Urology

Learning Resources

Scholarship: Applications of medical physics in radiotherapy

Primary purpose: Offer a three-year scholarship in "Applications of medical physics in radiotherapy" as part of the National Doctorate Course in "Precision Medicine" coordinated by the University of Palermo.

Target audience: Ph.D. students.

Access Information: Information [1].

Course: The role of the nurse in an oncological department

Primary purpose: To provide nurses with knowledge and skills related to various aspects of oncology care, including venous access management, chemotherapy administration, patient care, and internal procedures.

Target audience: Nurses.

Access Information: Information [2].

Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods

Diagnostics

Radiology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	CT scanners	Yes
Machine	slices per machine (CT)	Yes
Machine	MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques)	Yes/1.5 Tesla to high field
Machine	Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital)	Yes/digital
Machine	Digitalised imaging (PACS)	Yes
Machine	Digitalised imaging (RIS)	Yes
Machine	Ultrasound	Yes
Machine	Gamma Camera	Yes
Technique	Stereostatic biopsy	Yes
Technique	Ultrasound guided biopsy	Yes
Technique	CT guided biopsis	Yes
Technique	E/S Fine-needle biopsy	Yes
Nuclear Medicine
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Pet Scan	Yes
Machine	PET CT	Yes
Facility	Radionuclide treatment facilities	Yes
Machine	SPECT	Yes
Machine	SPECT CT	Yes
Technique	Sentinel node scintigraphy	Yes
Technique	Bone scintigraphy	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	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	PDL1	Yes
Technique	PI3KCA	Yes
Technique	KRAS	Yes
Technique	BRAF	Yes
Technique	RET	Yes
Technique	MET	Yes
Technique	EGFR	Yes
Technique	ALK	Yes
Technique	ROS	Yes
Technique	COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PANELS	Yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Bronchoscopy	Yes
Technique	Colonoscopy	Yes
Technique	Hysteroscopy	Yes
Technique	Video dermatoscopy	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	Neurosurgery	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
Technique	spinal decompression surgery for vertebral metastases	Yes
Radiotherapy
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Total MegaVoltage units	Yes
Machine	Linear accelerators	Yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT	Yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with IGRT	Yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with SBRT/SRS	Yes
Machine	Dedicated SRS units	Yes
Technique	Stereotactic radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	3D conformal radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Radiosurgery	Yes
Technique	Adaptive radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Conventional simulation	Yes
Technique	Virtual simulation for treatment planning	Yes
Technique	CT planning	Yes
Technique	Magnetic resonance for radiotherapy treatment planning	Yes
Technique	PET CT treatment planning	Yes
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Bone marrow / stem cell bank	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	1
Specialist	Lung physician	1
Specialist	Radiotherapist	Yes
Specialist	Psychologist or Psychotherapist	2
Specialist	Pharmacist	Yes
Specialist	Social worker	Yes
Specialist	Spiritual care	Yes
Specialist	Physiotherapist	Yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Rigid Bronchoscopy	Yes
Facility	Clinical Trial Center	Yes

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Associations List

Primary purpose: The website provides a list of the active patient associations in the hospital.

Access Information: Information in Associations and Social Service [3].

Resource: Religious Service

Primary purpose: To provide religious support to patients through the parish priest of the Mother Church of Viagrande.

Access Information: Information in Religious Services [4].

Resource: Informational Brochures

Primary purpose: Offers educational brochures for patients, about chemotherapy, genomic testing for breast cancer, nutrition, etc.

Access Information: Information [5].