Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods (IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino)

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	Ultrasound	Yes
Technique	MRI-guided biopsy	Yes
Technique	Stereotatic biopsy	Yes
Technique	Ultrasound guided biopsy	Yes
Technique	Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)	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
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	FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization)	Yes
Technique	PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)	Yes
Technique	Cytometry	Yes
Technique	Liquid biopsy	Yes
Technique	Histochemistry	Yes
Technique	Cytogenetics	Yes
Pathology: Molecular Tests
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	PDL1	Yes
Technique	BRAF	Yes
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Technique	Bronchoscopy	Yes
Technique	Colposcopy	Yes
Technique	Colonoscopy	Yes
Technique	Vulvoscopy	Yes
Technique	Hysteroscopy	Yes

Treatment

Surgical Oncology
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Specialist	Breast surgery	7
Specialist	Urological surgery	9
Specialist	Thoracic surgery	7
Specialist	Digestive surgery	12
Specialist	Neurosurgery	13
Specialist	Gynaecological surgery	Yes
Specialist	Head and neck surgery	6
Specialist	Soft tissue surgery	2
Specialist	Orthopaedic surgery	9
Specialist	Oncoplastic surgery	6
Specialist	ENT surgery	11
Specialist	Sarcoma surgery	2
Technique	Video-assisted thoracoscopy	Yes
Technique	Isolated Limb Hyperthermic Perfusion	Yes
Technique	Robotic surgery	Yes
Radiotherapy
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Machine	Linear accelerators	Yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT	Yes
Machine	Linear accelerators with IGRT	Yes
Machine	Brachytherapy unit	Yes
Technique	Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC)	Yes
Technique	Stereotactic radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Total Body Irradiation (TBI)	Yes
Technique	3D conformal radiotherapy	Yes
Technique	Radiosurgery	Yes
Machine	TomoTherapy Machines	Yes
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Transfusion Unit	Yes
Technique	Allogenic stem cell 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	5
Specialist	Nurse with a specialisation/certification in palliative care	Yes
Specialist	Neurologist	15
Specialist	Lung physician	Yes
Specialist	Radiotherapist	Yes
Specialist	Psychologist or Psychotherapist	10
Specialist	Psychiatrist	15
Specialist	Pharmacist	16
Specialist	Physiotherapist	Yes
Specialist	Dietitian	3
Others
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	24-hour Oncological Emergency Department	Yes
Machine	Endoprosthesis	Yes
Technique	Interventional Endoscopy	Yes
Technique	Rigid Bronchoscopy	Yes
Facility	Clinical Trial Center	Yes

Quality of Life

Quality of Life
Type	Name	Availibility	Uses per year
Facility	Acupunture 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