Entries by Dan Morgan

A NEW QUALITY OF PRECISION – IMAGE-GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY

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A modern system for positioning and monitoring the patient's position during radiotherapy - AlignRT® (VisionRT) - has been installed at the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center in Krakow. Its use increases the precision and repeatability of patient positioning and enables the maximum safe administration of high doses of radiation when the therapy requires it. Radiotherapy is an important element of oncological treatment. Its effectiveness depends on the precision of administering the radiation beam [...]

SOCIAL CAMPAIGN "TAKE THE BURDEN OF DIAGNOSIS OFF YOURSELF"

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The aim of the campaign is to inform people with cancer and their loved ones about the possibility of obtaining psychological help and to look for potential donors who would like to support this idea. Emotions influence our health. Proper psychological therapy teaches you how to cope with stress, think healthily, supports the functioning of the immune system, and thus positively affects the course of medical treatment. is […]

AMETHYST RADIOTHERAPY WITH MORE CENTERS

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The international Amethyst Radiotherapy network is expanding its activities in Europe. It has acquired two oncology centers in France, and earlier this week it opened a modern radiotherapy center in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The French centers are located in the cities of Compiegne and Creil. They offer a wide range of oncological treatment and medical care - over 1000 patients are treated there annually, and radiotherapy [...]

ONCOLOGY PACKAGE – PRESS MEETING

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 [...]