ONCOLOGY PACKAGE – PRESS MEETING
The oncology package is a significant change in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in Poland. Therefore, on the occasion of World Cancer Day, the Specialist Hospital named after L. Rydygiera in Krakow and the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center invite you to a press meeting: Oncology package in practice - summary of the first month of operation of the new regulations in the field of oncological diagnosis and treatment. In terms of […]
WOMEN'S HEALTH
Specialist Hospital named after L. Rydygiera is one of two facilities in Małopolska that provide comprehensive oncological care for patients with breast cancer. The agreement with the Małopolska branch of the National Health Fund in Krakow in this respect has been in force since January this year. A multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer treatment is crucial to increase the cure rate of this disease. Every day, over 50 women in our country [...]
AMETHYST RADIOTHERAPY EXPANDS COOPERATION WITH ELEKTA
The Amethyst Radiotherapy network has signed an exclusive agreement with Elekta to supply its centers in France, Poland and Romania with specialized radiotherapy equipment. This will ensure a high level of treatments provided in the growing group of radiotherapy centers. Amethyst Radiotherapy is one of the most dynamically developing networks of medical centers in Europe specializing in the latest therapies […]
NEXT WORKSHOPS FOR PATIENTS
Due to the great interest in the September culinary workshops for patients and their caregivers, the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center invites you to its November edition. Nutrition during cancer plays an extremely important role, and cancer patients are particularly exposed to nutritional deficiencies and life-threatening malnutrition. How to monitor the patient's nutritional status, adjust recommendations [...]
BUCHAREST WITH THE MODERN AMETHYST RADIOTHERAPY CENTER
A medical team consisting of 30 specialists, two linear accelerators designed to handle 100 patients a day, a fully equipped hospital ward - patients in Romania can now benefit from treatment at the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center launched in Bucharest. Every year, due to problems with access to cancer treatment, thousands of people in Romania are forced to use […]
ABOUT LUNG CANCER FOR STUDENTS
The seminar conducted by Dr. Marcin Hetnal, medical director of the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center, is a part of the pulmonology classes. The topic covers lung cancer and ways of treating it. The seminar is addressed to first-year students of the Faculty of Medicine. The first three took place on Friday, March 3, and the next ones will take place on March 8 and 14. Krakow Academy. Andrzej […]
GET VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19
Preparations are underway to start mass vaccinations against COVID-19. Doctors from the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center join the appeals of many medical communities and encourage people to get vaccinated. – Mass vaccinations are the only rational way to limit the pandemic. However, their effectiveness will only be achieved when approximately 70% of the population is vaccinated. I intend to get vaccinated myself at the first possible date [...]
MARCH NUTRITION LECTURE
Amethyst Radiotherapy Center invites you to another meeting with a dietician devoted to the role of an appropriate diet during therapy. How to eat properly during chemotherapy and radiotherapy? How can a proper diet reduce the severity of side effects during treatment? What are the benefits of a properly composed set of meals? These and other questions will be answered by [...]
THE ONLY CENTER IN MAŁOPOLSKA WITH STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY
The Krakow Amethyst Radiotherapy Center is currently the only center in Małopolska that performs stereotactic radiotherapy, a method that has not been available in this region for some time. This groundbreaking technique, often called radiosurgery, has already been used in the treatment of several patients, and others are being prepared for the procedures. The idea of stereotactic radiotherapy is to administer relatively high doses of radiation to a very limited and precisely defined area [...]
TOO ENOUGH FUNDING FOR RADIOTHERAPY
Poland is a country with a relatively low incidence and high mortality rate of malignant tumors, where too much money is spent on hospitalization and too little on systemic therapies or radiotherapy - such as: The conclusions are contained in a report prepared by the Institute of Health Protection. The study "Fight against cancer and oncological care in Poland in the face of demographic challenges [...]
INTERNSHIP FOR MEDICAL PHYSICS STUDENTS
The first student of the Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science started an internship at the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center in Krakow. The facility signed an agreement with the AGH University of Science and Technology to organize internships for the best students. The fields of study Technical Physics and Medical Physics from 2012/13 to the end of 2015 at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow are additionally financed from the Capital Operational Program […]
WE TRAINED IN EINDHOVEN
Six specialists from the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center - two doctors, three medical physicists and a technician - participated in practical training at the Catharina Ziekenhuis Hospital in Eindhoven. This hospital is one of the three best cancer centers in the Netherlands. Last year he performed over 6. radiotherapy treatments, and the local Radiotherapy Department specializes in stereotactic and intraoperative treatment. Working […]
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