Information for the public
- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the Pardubice Region (KOC PK) provides comprehensive oncological treatment (radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and supportive treatment and palliative care) to patients with adult-age cancer.
- The centre focuses on the use of modern therapies in radiation and clinical oncology.
- The aim of the KOC PK is to provide cancer patients in the Pardubice Region not only with the fastest possible diagnosis and treatment, but also to improve the quality of its provision by the most consistent use of interdisciplinary anti-cancer treatment led by teams consisting not only of oncologists, but also experts in other clinical disciplines.
- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the Pardubice Region is provided by two cooperating entities - Pardubice Hospital and the Multiscan Oncology and Radiology Centre.
- The Pardubice Hospital provides inpatient oncological care within the Department of Clinical and Radiation Oncology, as well as comprehensive onco-surgical care involving multidisciplinary teams consisting of physicians and health professionals from the hospital and the Multiscan Oncology and Radiology Centre.
- Multiscan provides radiotherapy and the outpatient part of clinical oncology. The facility has eight outpatient clinics that provide administration of cytostatic, hormonal and biological treatments, radiotherapy and consultative services and dispensary care for patients. Outside Pardubice, it carries out these activities through detached clinical oncology outpatient clinics in the Chrudim and Orlickoústecký hospitals and at the polyclinic in Svitavy. This is a system that ensures the availability of specialised and innovative treatment to all cancer patients in the Pardubice Region and adjacent areas.
- Radiation treatment is carried out on 2 devices from Varian Medical Systems. TrueBeam 1 is equipped with a multi-blade collimator with microlamps (HD MLC120) suitable for stereotactic irradiation, OBI system and 6D irradiation table. TrueBeam 2 is equipped with a multi-blade collimator, OBI system and 6D irradiation table and electron beam irradiation capability.
- Both devices are capable of irradiating patients with dynamic IMRT and RapidArc technology, allowing automatic adaptation of the irradiation technique to the patient's breathing movements with respiratory gating and the application of high-precision stereotactic radiotherapy.
- The department practically provides a complete spectrum of external irradiation. During planning we use fusion with available diagnostic methods (CT, MR, PET/CT). By implementing modern software, allowing the use of deformable registration, we are able to react to changes in the topography of the tumour and healthy tissues during radiotherapy using so-called adaptive radiotherapy.
Česky
