On Friday, September 18 this year. at the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center, oncological patients and their caregivers will be able to take part in a lecture and culinary workshops.

Nutrition during cancer plays an extremely important role, and cancer patients are particularly exposed to nutritional deficiencies and life-threatening malnutrition. Dietitian Ewa Ceborska-Scheiterbauer will talk about how to monitor the patient's nutritional status, adapt dietary recommendations to his nutritional requirements, create an optimal menu and use high-quality and low-processed products.

After the lecture, participants will be able to take part in a culinary show and workshop. They will learn how to prepare nutritious and balanced meals that are the basis of the cancer diet.

The meeting will start at at 11.00 p.m..

The Amethyst Radiotherapy Center in Krakow is implementing an electronic medical document circulation system. From December 1, the work of the Radiotherapy Clinic is covered by the new system. In the next stage, processes in the Radiotherapy Department will be computerized.

The ongoing implementation requires a lot of work from the entire team, which makes every effort to ensure that the ongoing process does not affect patient service. However, there may be situations when telephone contact will be slightly difficult, which will include, among others: with the extension of the queue waiting for a telephone connection. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.

Eight months after starting its operations, the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center obtained the ISO Quality Management System Certificate. It confirms that high requirements are met and guarantees patients the highest quality of services provided.

The Amethyst Radiotherapy Center has obtained the Quality Management System Certificate in accordance with the requirements of the PN-EN ISO 9001:2009 standard. This is a document confirming that the facility meets the key principles of the quality management system, such as: focus on the client (in this case - the patient), team involvement, continuous improvement or process approach to increase efficiency and effectiveness. The audit was conducted by representatives of the Polish branch of DEKRA Certification Sp. z o. o., one of the leading and independent expert organizations in the world.

The PN-EN ISO 9001:2009 certificate is issued for a period of three years. During this time, DEKRA representatives will conduct annual supervisory audits to verify the long-term development of the facility in accordance with the adopted quality policy.

Providing the best treatment to each patient - this is the most important challenge for the entire team of the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center - assures Barbara Werchowiecka-Rusinek in an interview starting a special supplement to Gazeta Wyborcza. In a facility cooperating directly with the Hospital. Over the course of five years, 12 patients were treated by L. Rydygier, and doctors provided 50 treatments. advice. At such a scale of activity, care and an empathetic approach to patients become an extremely important element. Olga Szpunar, one of the patients, wrote in addition:

“The Amethyst Radiotherapy Center is: efficient organization, friendly service and doctors who have time. Sometimes you wait for them in the waiting room, because they are with a patient, because they have a consultation... But once they welcome you, they patiently explain, listen carefully, and encourage you to ask questions.

Today, the precision and effectiveness of radiotherapy can be comparable to surgery. Marcin Hetnał, M.D., emphasizes that modern oncological therapies use individual solutions, closely tailored to the person's disease history. Doctors choose the best path for him based on knowledge and medical guidelines, clinical trials and publications. After analyzing all solutions, they recommend the most effective treatment method to the patient.

Krzysztof Czaja, head of the physics laboratory at the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center, explained in an interview the importance of procedures for quality control of therapeutic equipment and mutual control of activities performed by people participating in the treatment process. Double control of the treatment process at every stage of therapy and mutual checking of work radically minimize the risk of error. Patient safety is paramount.

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, 11 people have undergone oncological treatment at the Krakow center. people - it is as if the staff of the Radiotherapy Center took care of and treated all residents of Bystrzyca Kłodzka, Krosno Odrzańskie or Ciechocinek. Patients could count on the use of the latest radiation methods: 3D conformal radiotherapy, dose intensity modulation (IMRT), stereotactic radiotherapy and brachytherapy.

Since the beginning of the Center's operation, the number of patients has been increasing every year - in 2014 there were 1050, while in 2017 - 2600. According to plans, 3 will undergo treatment at the Amethyst Radiotherapy Center in Krakow this year. patients.