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Diagnostics
| Radiology |
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| Type |
Name |
Availibility |
Uses per year
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| Machine |
CT scanners |
Yes |
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| Machine |
MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques) |
Yes |
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| Machine |
Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) |
Yes |
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| Machine |
Ultrasound |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Stereostatic biopsy |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) |
Yes |
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| Technique |
EBUS-TBNA |
Yes |
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| Technique |
E/S Fine-needle biopsy |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Angiography |
Yes |
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| Nuclear Medicine |
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| Type |
Name |
Availibility |
Uses per year
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| Machine |
Pet Scan |
Yes |
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| Machine |
PET CT |
Yes |
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| Machine |
SPECT |
Yes |
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| Machine |
SPECT CT |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Sentinel node scintigraphy |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Bone scintigraphy |
Yes |
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| Pathology |
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| Type |
Name |
Availibility |
Uses per year
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| Facility |
Cytology laboratory |
Yes |
16000 (yearly)
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| Facility |
Histopathology laboratory |
Yes |
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| Technique |
FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Cytometry |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Liquid biopsy |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Cytogenetics |
Yes |
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| Pathology: Molecular Tests |
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| Type |
Name |
Availibility |
Uses per year
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| Technique |
KI-67 |
Yes |
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| Technique |
PDL1 |
Yes |
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| Technique |
PI3KCA |
Yes |
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| Technique |
KRAS |
Yes |
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| Technique |
BRAF |
Yes |
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| Technique |
NTRK |
Yes |
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| Technique |
RET |
Yes |
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| Technique |
EGFR |
Yes |
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| Technique |
ALK |
Yes |
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| Technique |
ROS |
Yes |
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| Technique |
HER2 status |
Yes |
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| Technique |
COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PANELS |
Yes |
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| Others |
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| Type |
Name |
Availibility |
Uses per year
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| Technique |
Bronchoscopy |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Colposcopy |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Colonoscopy |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Vulvoscopy |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Hysteroscopy |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Video dermatoscopy |
Yes |
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Treatment
| Surgical Oncology |
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| Type |
Name |
Availibility |
Uses per year
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| Specialist |
Breast surgery |
9 |
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| Specialist |
Urological surgery |
2 |
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| Specialist |
Thoracic surgery |
9 |
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| Specialist |
Digestive surgery |
9 |
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| Specialist |
Neurosurgery |
21 |
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| Specialist |
Gynaecological surgery |
8 |
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| Specialist |
Head and neck surgery |
1 |
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| Specialist |
Orthopaedic surgery |
8 |
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| Specialist |
Oncoplastic surgery |
1 |
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| Specialist |
Paediatric surgery |
4 |
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| Specialist |
ENT surgery |
9 |
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| Technique |
Video-assisted thoracoscopy |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Robotic surgery |
Yes |
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| Radiotherapy |
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| Type |
Name |
Availibility |
Uses per year
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| Machine |
Linear accelerators |
3 |
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| Machine |
Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT |
Yes |
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| Machine |
Linear accelerators with IGRT |
Yes |
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| Machine |
Cobalt Units |
3 |
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| Machine |
Brachytherapy unit |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC) |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Stereotactic radiotherapy |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Chemoembolization |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT) |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Total Body Irradiation (TBI) |
Yes |
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| Technique |
3D conformal radiotherapy |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Radiosurgery |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Proton therapy |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Virtual simulation for treatment planning |
Yes |
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| Machine |
Gamma Knife |
Yes |
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| Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants |
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| Type |
Name |
Availibility |
Uses per year
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| Facility |
Transfusion Unit |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Allogenic stem cell transplants |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Autologous stem cell transplants |
Yes |
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| Specialists |
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| Type |
Name |
Availibility |
Uses per year
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| Specialist |
Physician with a specialisation in palliative care |
6 |
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| Specialist |
Medical oncologist |
14 |
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| Specialist |
Physician specialised in pain treatment |
Yes |
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| Specialist |
Neurologist |
23 |
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| Specialist |
Lung physician |
10 |
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| Specialist |
Radiotherapist |
20 |
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| Specialist |
Psychologist or Psychotherapist |
Yes |
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| Specialist |
Psychiatrist |
9 |
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| Specialist |
Pharmacist |
Yes |
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| Specialist |
Social worker |
Yes |
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| Specialist |
Spiritual care |
Yes |
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| Specialist |
Physiotherapist |
Yes |
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| Specialist |
Dietitian |
6 |
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| Others |
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| Type |
Name |
Availibility |
Uses per year
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| Machine |
Endoprosthesis |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Interventional Endoscopy |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Nephrostomy |
Yes |
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| Facility |
Clinical Trial Center |
Yes |
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| Facility |
Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Peritoneal drainage |
Yes |
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| Technique |
Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy with Pressurized Air Flow (PIPAC) |
Yes |
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Quality of Life
| Quality of Life |
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| Type |
Name |
Availibility |
Uses per year
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| Facility |
Acupunture unit |
Yes |
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Palliative Care
| Palliative Care |
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| Type |
Name |
Availibility |
Uses per year
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| Facility |
Hospice unit (in the hospital structure or affiliated) |
Yes |
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| Facility |
Home palliative care availability |
Yes
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