Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods (IRCCS - Romagna Institute for the Study of Cancer Dino Amadori)

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Screening: Cancer prevention and screening

Primary purpose: To inform about the oncology imaging center, outlining its advanced diagnostic technologies, its role in multidisciplinary cancer care and research, and providing practical details on access, location, hours, and contact information for patients and professionals.

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Diagnostics

Radiology
Type	Name	Availability	Uses per year
Machine	CT scanners	yes
Machine	slices per machine (CT)	yes	256-slice CT
Machine	MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques)	yes	3T
Machine	Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital)	yes
Machine	Digitalised imaging (PACS)	yes
Machine	Digitalised imaging (RIS)	yes
Machine	Ultrasound	yes
Machine	High-intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)	yes
Machine	Gamma Camera	yes
Technique	MRI-guided biopsy	yes
Technique	Stereotatic biopsy	yes
Technique	CT guided biopsis	yes
Technique	Angiography	yes
Nuclear Medicine
Type	Name	Availability	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	Availability	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	Availability	Uses per year
Technique	PGR	yes
Technique	KI-67	yes
Technique	PDL1	yes
Technique	PIK3CA	yes
Technique	ER	yes
Technique	KRAS	yes
Technique	BRAF	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	Availability	Uses per year
Technique	Colposcopy	yes
Technique	Colonoscopy	yes
Technique	Vulvoscopy	yes
Technique	Video dermatoscopy	yes

Treatment

Radiotherapy
Type	Name	Availability	Uses per year
Machine	Linear accelerators	yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT	2 (2023)
Machine	Linear accelerators with IGRT	yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with SBRT/SRS	yes
Machine	Dedicated SRS units	yes
Machine	Brachytherapy unit	yes
Technique	Stereotactic radiotherapy	yes
Technique	Chemoembolization	yes
Technique	Thermal ablation (with radiofrequency or microwave)	yes
Technique	Total Body Irradiation (TBI)	yes
Technique	3D conformal radiotherapy	yes
Technique	Radiosurgery	yes
Technique	Adaptive radiotherapy	yes
Technique	Conventional simulation	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
Machine	TomoTherapy Machines	2 (2023)
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Type	Name	Availability	Uses per year
Facility	Transfusion Unit	yes
Facility	Bone marrow / stem cell bank	yes
Facility	Cellular therapy unit with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice)	yes
Machine	Cytopheresis machine	yes
Technique	Allogenic stem cell transplants	yes
Technique	Autologous stem cell transplants	yes
Specialists
Type	Name	Availability	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	yes
Specialist	Lung physician	yes
Specialist	Radiotherapist	21
Specialist	Psychologist or Psychotherapist	5
Specialist	Pharmacist	13
Specialist	Spiritual care	yes
Specialist	Dietitian	yes
Others
Type	Name	Availability	Uses per year
Technique	Embolization with microparticles	yes
Technique	Biliary drainage	yes
Facility	Clinical Trial Center	yes
Facility	Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit	yes
Technique	Peritoneal drainage	yes

Prevention

Screening and Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Breast cancer screening program	yes
Facility	Cervical 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

Palliative Care

Palliative Care
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Hospice unit (in the hospital structure or affiliated)	yes
Facility	Home palliative care availability	yes

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