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MediClin Robert Janker Clinic

MediClin Robert Janker Clinic

Overall rating 9.5 / 10

Department of Radiation Therapy and Radiation Oncology

The Department of Radiation Therapy and Radiation Oncology offers all types of modern radiation therapy for the highly effective treatment of benign and malignant tumors. The department has three linear accelerators and systems for brachytherapy, with the help of which the patients are provided with the safest, most effective and most sparing irradiation of tissues affected by oncopathology. The department's tasks also include radiation therapy planning and radiosurgery. An ultramodern technical base, exceptional professionalism and experience of the department's doctors are the cornerstone of the successful clinical practice.

Michael Pinkawa
Prof. Dr. med.Michael Pinkawa
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Price: 28833.47

Department of Radiation Therapy

The Department of Radiation Therapy offers all modern services in the field of radiation therapy for cancer treatment. The medical facility uses advanced radiation therapy methods, including intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), image-guided radiation therapy, brain and lung stereotactic radiosurgery, total body irradiation, brachytherapy, and catheter-based administration of radioactive drugs (afterloading technique). The department is one of the first medical facilities in Germany to successfully use the innovative MR-Linac technology, which makes it possible to obtain high-precision MRI scans during radiation therapy and provide the most effective cancer treatment with optimal protection of the healthy adjacent tissues. It is noteworthy that MR-Linac technology is available only in three healthcare facilities in Germany. The department's radiation therapists cooperate closely with oncologists, chemotherapists, radiologists, and other specialists from related fields, thanks to which patients receive comprehensive treatment.

Claus Belka
Prof. Dr. med.Claus Belka
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Price: 30268.97
University Hospital Frankfurt am Main
Specialized hospital

Department of Radiation Therapy

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Radiation Therapy ranks among the top German medical facilities in the area of its specialization! The department offers all types of modern radiation therapy for cancer treatment at the highest level of university medicine. The priorities of the department's work include the treatment of tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, urogenital system in men, gynecological tumors in women, oncopathologies of the nervous system, as well as head and neck tumors. Each department's specialist strives to ensure all the patients with the most effective and at the same time customized treatment. Due attention is also paid to radiation protection.

Claus Rödel
Prof. Dr. med.Claus Rödel
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Price: 23939.2
University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
Specialized hospital

Department of Radiation Therapy, Radiation Oncology and Proton Therapy

The Department of Radiation Therapy, Radiation Oncology and Proton Therapy offers the full range of modern radiation therapy at the highest medical and technological level. Innovative proton therapy is also within the competence of the medical facility. As the largest medical facility of this kind in Eastern Saxony, the department annually admits about 2,300 cancer patients, 550 of whom are treated on an inpatient basis. In total, the department has about 110 employees, including 26 doctors, 14 physicists, 22 radiological assistants, 22 nurses and 28 employees of various profiles (in radiation biology research laboratories and other sections). The department's doctors cooperate closely with oncologists, chemotherapists and other specialists in related fields, since cancer patients usually require comprehensive treatment that combines several methods. In most cases, patients undergo radiation therapy on an outpatient basis, which eliminates the need for hospitalization. The main value of the department's medical team is the patient's health, so doctors always strive to provide qualified medical care that meets the individual needs of the patient.

Mechthild Krause
Prof. Dr. med.Mechthild Krause
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Price: 23708.47
University Hospital Halle (Saale)
Specialized hospital

Department of Adult and Pediatric Radiation Therapy

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Adult and Pediatric Radiation Therapy ranks among the top German medical facilities specializing in radiation therapy! The department offers all types of radiation therapy for the treatment of various oncological diseases at the highest level of university medicine. The cancer patients are treated in modern rooms equipped with the state-of-art technology. In many cases, the radiation therapy is carried out on an outpatient basis. The therapeutic options are complemented with psycho-oncological and palliative care.

Dirk Vordermark
Prof. Dr. med.Dirk Vordermark
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Price: 23967.38
University Hospital Rechts der Isar Munich
Specialized hospital

Department of Adult and Pediatric Radiation Therapy

The Department of Adult and Pediatric Radiation Therapy provides top-class conduction of all types of modern radiation therapy for the treatment of malignant and benign diseases. In most cases, irradiation is indicated to patients with cancers, but this treatment method is also effective for some benign diseases: tennis elbow, arthrosis, as well as other degenerative and inflammatory joint diseases. The department's doctors offer patients individual consultations and radiation therapy using the very latest medical technologies, which guarantee high precision of irradiation and sparing treatment. The department provides many innovative types of radiation therapy, which can effectively deal with all types of cancer. In addition, the department's doctors welcome the use of symptomatic treatment to improve the patients' quality of life and the effectiveness of irradiation. The specialists often resort to traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture and other procedures.

Stephanie Combs
Prof. Dr. med.Stephanie Combs
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Price: 30418.26
University Hospital Duesseldorf
Specialized hospital

Department of Adult and Pediatric Radiation Therapy, Radiation Oncology

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Adult and Pediatric Radiation Therapy, Radiation Oncology is included in the rating of the top German departments specializing in radiation therapy! The department offers the full range of treatment of oncological diseases using ionizing radiation by means of external (teletherapy) or internal (brachytherapy) tumor radiation. The specialists of the department are doing their best to ensure the most effective cancer therapy, taking into account the very latest advances in science and medical technology, interdisciplinary cooperation and an individual approach.

Wilfried Budach
Prof. Dr. med.Wilfried Budach
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Price: 23903.7
University Hospital Jena
Specialized hospital

University Hospital Jena

Overall rating 8.9 / 10

Department of Radiation Therapy and Radiation Oncology

According to the the Focus magazine, the Department of Radiation Therapy and Radiation Oncology ranks among the top German medical facilities specializing in radiation therapy! The department offers all types of modern radiation therapy for the treatment of malignant neoplasms of various localization. The availability of the cutting-edge radiation therapy technologies, the close cooperation with the specialists from all related disciplines, as well as the experience and competence of doctors provide patients with the individualized treatment and the best therapy results. The department is also part of the Jena University Cancer Center, which employs outstanding professionals who are ready to provide medical care even in the most difficult clinical cases.

Andrea Wittig
Prof. Dr. med.Andrea Wittig
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Price: 23888.04
University Hospital Würzburg
Specialized hospital

Department of Radiation Therapy

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Radiation Therapy is included in the ranking of the top German department specializing in radiation therapy! The department offers all types of modern radiation therapy for the treatment of cancers. The competent medical team of the department annually provides its services to 2,000 patients.

Michael Flentje
Prof. Dr. med.Michael Flentje
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Price: 23630.17
University Hospital Heidelberg
Specialized hospital

Department of Adult and Pediatric Radiation Therapy, Ion Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology

The Department of Adult and Pediatric Radiation Therapy, Ion Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology offers the full range of radiological diagnostics and cancer therapy. A feature of the department is the exact treatment of cancer with the help of heavy ions and proton therapy. Therapy with heavy ions and protons makes it possible to effectively destroy tumors of difficult-to-reach localization, while maintaining healthy tissues. The department belongs to the most modern medical institutions of this level in the international medical arena. It treats more than 3,500 cancer patients every year.

Jürgen Debus
Prof. Dr. med.Jürgen Debus
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University Hospital Muenster
Specialized hospital

University Hospital Muenster

Overall rating 9.8 / 10

Department of Radiation Therapy and Radiation Oncology

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Radiation Therapy and Radiation Oncology ranks among the top German departments specializing in radiotherapy! The department offers all types of modern radiation therapy for the treatment of malignant and benign diseases, various functional disorders. Depending on the patient's state of health and the course of the disease, radiation therapy can be carried out on an outpatient or inpatient basis, as well as in combination with other treatment methods, for example, surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, etc. The high-tech equipment, exceptional professionalism of doctors and close cooperation with the specialists from related fields contribute to the provision of first-class and tailored medical care.

Hans Theodor Eich
Prof. Dr. med.Hans Theodor Eich
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Price: 24011.23
University Hospital Tuebingen
Specialized hospital

Department of Radiation Oncology

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Radiation Oncology ranks among the top German departments specializing in radiation therapy! The department offers all advanced types of radiation therapy for the treatment of oncological diseases. Any therapeutic procedure is prescribed individually, taking into account the specific situation and course of pathology. The modern medical equipment and outstanding competence of the physicians contribute to the successful clinical practice of the department.

Daniel Zips
Prof. Dr. med.Daniel Zips
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Price: 28993.2
University Hospital Bonn
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University Hospital Bonn

Overall rating 9.2 / 10

Department of Adult and Pediatric Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Neuroradiology and Radiation Therapy

The Department of Adult and Pediatric Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Neuroradiology and Radiation Therapy offers the full range of services in these medical fields. The competent doctors of the department work with the state-of-the-art systems for CT, MRI, x-ray, ultrasound, angiography, fluoroscopy and other imaging studies in adults and children. In addition, the department specializes in all modern types of radiation therapy and interventional procedures for the treatment of vascular and oncological diseases.

Daniel Thomas
Prof. Dr. med.Daniel Thomas
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Price: 24043.6
University Hospital Essen
Specialized hospital

University Hospital Essen

Overall rating 9.6 / 10

Department of Adult and Pediatric Radiation Therapy

According to the Focus magazine, the Department of Adult and Pediatric Radiation Therapy ranks among the top German departments specializing in radiation therapy! The department offers all types of modern radiation therapy for the treatment of various benign and malignant diseases. The focus is on multimodal interdisciplinary therapy of lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, sarcomas, malignant lymphomas and tumors in children. The stereotactic radiation therapy is available in the department for the targeted treatment of brain tumors. The department treats more than 1,500 inpatients and about 4,300 outpatients every year, which is the indisputable evidence of the outstanding quality of provided medical services.

Martin Stuschke
Prof. Dr. med.Martin Stuschke
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Price: 23751.28
University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf
Specialized hospital

Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology

The Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology offers all modern methods of radiotherapy. It treats patients with oncological diseases, as well as benign pathologies, for example, degenerative joint changes. The department specializes in conformal radiation therapy, brachytherapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy, tomotherapy, stereotactic irradiation of malignant and benign brain neoplasms, whole-body irradiation, as well as in combined chemoradiation therapy.

Cordula Petersen
Prof. Dr. med.Cordula Petersen
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Price: 24193.93
University Hospital Saarland Homburg
Specialized hospital

Department of Radiation Therapy

The Department of Radiation Therapy provides patients with the full range of services in this medical field. The primary focus of the department's clinical practice is the conduction of modern types of radiation therapy for treating malignant diseases. The department's specialists also successfully carry out combination treatments, such as radioimmunotherapy and chemoradiotherapy. The department is part of the Cancer Center at the University Hospital Saarland Homburg, which allows radiation therapists to cooperate closely with oncologists, surgeons, and other specialists, providing comprehensive cancer treatment. The department's team of doctors also treats patients with some benign inflammatory diseases. The department's patients most often receive outpatient medical care. There are 24 beds available to accommodate patients in the department. The pride of the department is the advanced technical equipment that allows the specialists to perform high-precision and efficient irradiation. The treatment takes place in a modern building, in the design of which great importance was attached to creating a comfortable environment for the patient. The department admits more than 1,500 patients who receive high-quality European-level treatment every year.

Markus Hecht
Prof. Dr. med.Markus Hecht
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Price: 23814.96

Along with surgery, radiation therapy is one of the two main treatment methods for meningioma. It allows the doctors to destroy intracranial brain tumors. Modern methods of stereotactic radiation therapy are very accurate and safe. They are most often used after surgery for prevention of meningioma recurrence. Less commonly, they are used as an alternative to surgery, if the doctors cannot safely remove brain tumor for some reason. The main conditions for successful radiation therapy performing are availability of modern equipment and experienced doctors. In certain clinical situations it is better to seek treatment abroad in order to reach the desired result.

Indications

As a rule, beam radiation therapy is used after surgery. It is necessary in the following cases:

  • After the impossibility of radical removal of the meningioma
  • In malignant brain tumors, even if the radical resection is performed

If the doctor removes the neoplasm completely, along with the part of the dura mater and pathologically altered bone, or coagulates the matrix (meningioma growth area), such surgery is considered the radical one. After it, radiation is not required if the meningioma was benign.

Intermediate meningiomas are much rarer, and malignant ones are very rare. After surgery, such brain tumors always require irradiation, including the cases when the doctor performs total removal of the meningioma. Irradiation destroys the atypical cells that may remain at the tumor site. This is the measure of relapse prevention.

Sometimes stereotactic radiation therapy becomes the main treatment method. Stereotactic radiation therapy and radiosurgery are used in patients with hard-to-reach brain tumors or in patients with contraindications for surgery. Radiation is often used in the case of meningioma recurrence.

Stereotactic radiosurgery

Stereotactic radiosurgery is not similar to the conventional meningioma surgery. The doctor does not make incisions or remove the brain tumor physically. Radiosurgery includes a procedure of single irradiation of a meningioma – very accurate, using a large dose of radiation. After that, the tumor is destroyed, decreases in size, or at least stabilizes and stops growing.

Areas of the stereotactic surgery administration:

  • Meningiomas of hard-to-reach localizations, which are difficult to remove with the help of surgery
  • Small brain tumors – usually up to 3 cm, maximum – up to 3.5 cm, if surgery may be unsafe for the patient
  • Patient refuses surgery in favor of stereotactic radiation therapy
  • Medical contraindications for surgery

The use of radiation for destruction of meningioma has obvious advantages. The method is painless, bloodless, has minimal risks to the patient's health, well tolerated, and does not require long-term recovery. However, it also has disadvantages. Beam radiation therapy is less effective than surgery. It does not always eliminate all the symptoms. In addition, it does not have the immediate effect as the surgery does.

After the surgery, the clinical symptoms of meningioma regress during the early postoperative period, but beam radiation therapy does not lead to such a rapid effect. The tumor dies off gradually. It decreases in size, and sometimes disappears completely, but this process lasts from 3 to 12 months. As a rule, the neoplasm does not regress completely, and in some cases it does not even decrease, but only stabilizes in size.

Contraindications

Since stereotactic radiosurgery does not have an immediate therapeutic result and may provide clinical improvement only after a few months, its use is inappropriate for rapidly growing aggressive tumors, cerebral edema, and increased intracranial pressure.

Other contraindications are as follows:

  • Uncontrolled seizures
  • Severe neurological symptoms
  • Severe somatic condition of the patient
  • Diameter of the neoplasm is more than 3.5 cm

Stereotactic radiotherapy

Stereotactic radiation therapy can be performed in hypofractionation mode. In fact, this irradiation regime is not much different from radiosurgery. The difference is only in the number of sessions: in this case the entire dose of radiation is divided into several fractions. Therefore, stereotaxic radiation therapy in hypofraction mode requires from 2 to 7 irradiation sessions.

As in radiosurgery, Gamma Knife systems and linear accelerators, including CyberKnife, are used for stereotactic radiation therapy. This device uses a robotic system, which directs up to 3,000 beams from different angles to the brain tumor.

The treatment is quick and painless for the patient. One radiation session takes 30-60 minutes. When using Gamma Knife, a stereotaxic frame is fixed on the head. CyberKnife does not require its use, therefore it makes the treatment process even more comfortable.

Complications and side effects of the radiation therapy

Beam radiation therapy inevitably emits some dose of radiation not only at meningioma, but also at the healthy brain tissue. Therefore, it often causes the following side effects:

  • Nausea
  • Headache
  • Fatigue
  • Weakness
  • Irritability
  • Sleep disorders, etc.

Complications may occur after radiation therapy. They may appear not immediately, but in a few months or even years after treatment.

One of the most dangerous complications is radiation brain necrosis. It develops on average in 3% of patients and is associated with the death of tissues that receive a high dose of radiation. Sometimes, radiation necrosis is asymptomatic and is only detected on MRI, but in some patients, it develops in the functionally important brain regions and causes severe neurological damage. In such cases the radiation necrosis requires surgery for elimination of symptoms.

Other consequences of beam radiation therapy include memory disorders, mental and cognitive disorders. They occur in a small number of patients. However, the risk of complications is much lower if you undergo radiation therapy on modern equipment.

State-of-the-art linear accelerators, Gamma Knife and CyberKnife systems direct beams to the tumor from different angles. They do it very accurately, so healthy tissues receive a minimum dose of radiation.

Proton therapy for the treatment of meningioma

Sometimes meningioma arises at the skull base, near the cavernous sinus, or in the area of ​​the optic nerve cross (optic chiasma). In such cases, standard radiation therapy is more likely to cause complications. Proton therapy can be used as an alternative treatment option. It is definitely better, as it has high accuracy and safety. However the high cost of treatment still hampers the use of the method in the current clinical practice.

Proton therapy is a type of radiation therapy, which implies the treatment for meningioma with protons rather than photons. Their peculiarity is the release of energy after reaching the target, not along the entire trajectory on the way to the tumor. This means that when protons pass through healthy brain tissue and nerves, they practically do not damage them.

Proton therapy has the following benefits:

  • Reduced risk of side effects and complications
  • Better quality of life after the treatment completion
  • Reduced risk of secondary brain tumors (resulting from irradiation of healthy tissues)
  • Possibility of meningioma irradiation without damaging the adjacent cranial nerves
  • Method of choice in children

Nevertheless, the proton therapy has the following disadvantages:

  • High cost of treatment with comparable efficacy to photon irradiation (likelihood of curing meningioma does not increase)
  • Low availability – this type of radiation therapy requires expensive, massive equipment, so it is used only in some specialized centers

Why is it better to undergo treatment abroad?

Many patients with brain meningioma go abroad for more effective, safer surgery and stereotactic radiation therapy. The medical treatment in the best hospitals in the world has a number of advantages.

Accurate diagnosis making. It allows the doctor to perfectly plan the treatment taking into account the size of the tumor, its location, and the degree of malignancy. This leads to low complications rates and improves clinical prognosis.

Safe surgery. The doctor uses intraoperative functional diagnostics and neuronavigation in order to avoid damaging important areas of the brain. Neurosurgeons abroad coagulate, ligate large vessels, and sometimes embolize them even before the operation in order to avoid severe bleeding. This leads to faster recovery in the postprocedure period.

High quality equipment for radiation therapy. Stereotactic radiation therapy and radiosurgery are carried out on the latest equipment and linear accelerators. They irradiate the meningioma with minimal radiation exposure of the healthy brain tissue and nearby structures.

Availability of new irradiation methods. Some medical centers abroad use proton therapy. It is safer, and can be used for skull base meningiomas. In addition, proton therapy is often used in pediatric neuro-oncology.

Medical treatment abroad with Booking Health

To undergo meningioma treatment abroad at an affordable price, you can use the Booking Health service. On the Booking health portal you can find the information about clinics, doctors, prices, therapy methods for brain tumors, as well as compare the cost of treatment in different hospitals and book the medical program at the best price.

The Booking Health company will arrange a treatment abroad for you. We provide the following services and benefits:

  • Selection of the hospital, which specializes in the treatment for meningioma and applies the latest types of radiation therapy, including radiosurgery
  • Direct communication with the selected doctor
  • Reduced waiting period for a radiosurgery treatment and making the appointment on the convenient date
  • Reduced cost of treatment abroad – prices are lower due to the absence of coefficients for foreign patients
  • Relevant information about your expenses, the cost of procedures, funds remaining in your account
  • Elaboration of the treatment program without repeating previously performed diagnostic tests
  • Communication with the hospital upon the medical program completion
  • Buying and forwarding medicines
  • Organization of additional procedures for diagnosis making or treatment abroad, as well as neurological rehabilitation

The specialists of Booking Health provide high-quality services. We will book a hotel and airline tickets for you, organize a transfer from the airport to the hospital and back. During the whole medical program, your personal medical coordinator will stay in touch 24/7 and assist you in all issues.