Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods (Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute)
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Diagnostics
| Radiology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | CT scanners | 2 | 16741 (2021) |
| Machine | MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques) | 1 | 1.5 T strength/10103 (2021) |
| Machine | Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) | 4 | 29467 (2021) |
| Machine | Digitalised imaging (PACS) | yes | |
| Machine | Ultrasound | 6 | 20745 (2021) |
| Technique | MRI-guided biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Ultrasound guided biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | yes | |
| Technique | EBUS-TBNA | yes | |
| Technique | CT guided biopsis | yes | |
| Technique | Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) | yes | |
| Technique | Angiography | 1 | |
| Nuclear Medicine | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Pet Scan | yes | |
| Machine | PET CT | yes | 5080 (2021) |
| Machine | PET/MRI | yes | |
| Facility | Radionuclide treatment facilities | yes | |
| Machine | SPECT CT | yes | |
| Technique | Sentinel node scintigraphy | yes | 924 (2021) |
| Technique | Bone scintigraphy | yes | 937 (2021) |
| Pathology | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Histopathology laboratory | yes | |
| Technique | FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) | yes | 516 (2021) |
| Technique | PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) | yes | |
| Technique | Cytometry | yes | |
| Technique | Immunofluorescence techniques | yes | |
| Technique | Histochemistry | yes | 27846 (2021) |
| Technique | Techniques for molecular pathology | yes | |
| Technique | Cytogenetics | yes | |
| Pathology: Molecular Tests | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | KI-67 | yes | |
| Technique | PDL1 | yes | 641 (2021) |
| Technique | PI3KCA | 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 | 11 | 1002 |
| Specialist | Urological surgery | 12 | |
| Specialist | Thoracic surgery | 4 | |
| Specialist | Digestive surgery | 4 | |
| Specialist | Neurosurgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Gynaecological surgery | 11 | |
| Specialist | Soft tissue surgery | 13 | 458 |
| Specialist | Oncoplastic surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Sarcoma surgery | yes | 77 (yearly) |
| Technique | Video-assisted thoracoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Robotic surgery | yes | 290 |
| Technique | spinal decompression surgery for vertebral metastases | yes | |
| Radiotherapy | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Linear accelerators | 5 | |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT | yes | 2126 |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with IGRT | yes | 43551 |
| Machine | Linear accelerators with SBRT/SRS | 2 | |
| Machine | Brachytherapy unit | yes | 27 |
| Technique | Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC) | yes | |
| Technique | Stereotactic radiotherapy | yes | 1023 |
| Technique | Chemoembolization | yes | |
| Technique | Thermal ablation (with radiofrequency or microwave) | yes | both |
| Technique | Total Body Irradiation (TBI) | yes | |
| Technique | Respiratory motion management | yes | |
| Technique | Virtual simulation for treatment planning | yes | |
| Technique | CT planning | yes | |
| Technique | IMRT radiotherapy planning system | 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 | Number of sterile rooms | 6 | |
| Technique | Quality Vigilance System | yes | |
| Specialists | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Physician with a specialisation in palliative care | 5 | |
| Specialist | Medical oncologist | yes | |
| Specialist | Physician specialised in pain treatment | 2 | |
| Specialist | Neurologist | 1 | |
| Specialist | Lung physician | yes | |
| Specialist | Radiotherapist | yes | |
| Specialist | Psychologist or Psychotherapist | 5 | |
| Specialist | Pharmacist | 15 | |
| Specialist | Social worker | 4 | |
| Specialist | Spiritual care | 1 | |
| Specialist | Dietitian | 6 | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Interventional Endoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Rigid Bronchoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Embolization with microparticles | yes | |
| Technique | Nephrostomy | yes | |
| Technique | Biliary drainage | yes | |
| Facility | Clinical Trial Center | yes | |
| Facility | Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit | yes | |
| Technique | D-J stent | yes | |
| Technique | Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy with Pressurized Air Flow (PIPAC) | yes |
Prevention
| Screening and Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Lung cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Breast cancer screening program | yes | 17724 (2021) |
| Facility | Cervical cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Colorectal cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Smoking detoxification center | yes |
Quality of Life
| Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Supportive care unit | yes | |
| Facility | Phone/mail contact service | yes | |
| Facility | Survivorship program | yes |
Palliative Care
| Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Hospice unit (in the hospital structure or affiliated) | yes | |
| Facility | Home palliative care availability | yes |
