The Amethyst Radiotherapy Center in Krakow has been operating for five years. During this time, over 11 people underwent treatment. patients, and over 50 medical advice. The official opening of the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center took place on December 11, 2013, and the first patients began to be admitted five days later. Since then, oncological treatment at the Krakow center has been carried out for 11 [...]
A specialized publication on brachytherapy was published by the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center. The brachytherapy guide is a compendium of knowledge about this oncological treatment technique. Provides general issues and detailed information on the treatment of breast, bronchial and tracheal, prostate, uterine, head and neck cancers, esophageal cancer and superficial treatment of skin cancers. The aim of the publication is to comprehensively explain the course of treatment to patients and make it easier [...]
We are not afraid of any other disease as much as we are afraid of cancer. Despite this, the coronavirus pandemic has pushed the treatment of cancer patients into the background in the healthcare system. We talk about oncology in the shadow of the pandemic with Dr. Marcin Hetnal, medical director of the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center and head of the radiotherapy department at the hospital. L. Rydygier in Krakow. I get the impression [...]
The meeting of the board of the National Association of Private Hospitals was started by President Andrzej Sokołowski. From 2020, meetings of the OSSP management board will be held periodically in various centers in Poland. The association has been operating since 2020 and brings together 180 entities operating in the field of non-public health care. The new formula is intended to strengthen regional cooperation. The inauguration of the OSSP regional meetings took place in […]
We can belong to various social groups, but we definitely do not want to have contact with this one (although quite large and still growing). It does not smell optimistic and does not bode well for the future. Oncology patient. Before the pandemic, such a business card sounded serious enough, but COVID sharpened and dominated everything. He forced hard rules of the game in which the choices between fighting cancer and fighting the virus [...]
The next Medical Magazine on TVP Kraków will be devoted to brachytherapy, a modern method of cancer treatment. The weekly Medical Magazine is a program presenting the diagnosis and treatment of diseases carried out in medical facilities in Lesser Poland. The next episode – broadcast on Wednesday, March 21 at 7.25 – will discuss brachytherapy. This is one of the modern techniques of cancer radiotherapy. It involves the treatment [...]
The association "AMAZONEK" and people with cancer in Zgorzelec is collecting signatures for a petition to the president of the National Health Fund and the Minister of Health to enable the operation of the newly built radiotherapy center there. Over 8,3 thousand people have already expressed their support. people. The stalemate situation of the newly established Amethyst Radiotherapy Center in Zgorzelec continues - there is still no consent from the National Health Fund [...]
Preparations are underway to introduce brachytherapy for head and neck cancer at the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center in Krakow. It will be conducted in close cooperation with the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery of the Specialist Hospital. L. Rydygier in Krakow. Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at the Specialist Hospital. Rydygiera is the largest facility of this type in Małopolska. It implements all the latest scientific achievements to increase the effectiveness of the […]
Five resident doctors are preparing for specialization at the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center. This is a response to the growing shortage of doctors in Poland. There are 160 cases reported annually in Poland. new cancer cases. Meanwhile, the shortage of specialized doctors is growing. There are only about 600 radiation oncology specialists practicing in Poland. Krakow Amethyst Radiotherapy Center is currently the only non-public [...]
The next stage of construction of the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center in Krakow has begun. Installation of linear accelerators is in progress. In May, the walls and ceilings of the bunkers where these world's most modern devices will be installed were poured. Currently, the building is in a shell state, its construction has been completed, and the workshops in which specialized equipment will be installed are ready. Finishing works have started [...]
