Алена • Breast cancer Canada
Jul 12, 2018
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Germany, Cologne
Radiation therapy for brain tumor in CDT-WEST Center of Diagnostics and Therapy
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About the clinic
Radiation therapy for brain tumor at CDT-WEST Center of Diagnostics and Therapy in Cologne, Germany, provides a non-invasive alternative to traditional surgery. This treatment uses high-precision technology to target tumors with millimeter accuracy while protecting healthy brain tissue. The medical team includes specialists such as Dr. med. Jamil Katiran and Dr. Felix Zinnmann, who focus on advanced radiation techniques.
Advanced Radiation Methods
The center specializes in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT), also known as radiosurgery. Depending on the size and location of the tumor, patients may require a single session or a short course of 3 to 7 sessions. Several advanced methods help deliver the radiation effectively:
- Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT): This technique delivers the treatment in less than 2 minutes per session.
- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT): This method shapes the radiation beams to match the exact dimensions of the tumor.
- Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT): The system uses cone beam CT scans to track the tumor position in real time.
- Surface-Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT): Vision-RT cameras monitor the patient’s surface to help maintain the correct position.
Technology and Precision
The clinic uses the Elekta Versa HD linear accelerator. This machine features multi-leaf collimators that shape the beam to the tumor's border. The ExacTrac positioning system helps achieve submillimeter accuracy during every session. Before treatment starts, the team creates a custom thermoplastic mask. This mask helps keep the head completely still. The planning stage involves fusing images from CT, MRI, or PET scans to define the target area clearly.
What to Expect During Treatment
The first session usually lasts about 30 minutes to allow for the initial setup and positioning. Follow-up treatments are much faster, often taking only a few minutes. Because the procedure is non-invasive, it does not require incisions or anesthesia. Real-time camera monitoring tracks patient breathing and movement throughout the process. This approach helps reduce the risk of side effects by sparing the surrounding healthy brain structures.
If you are looking for non-surgical options for brain tumor treatment, you can leave a request on Bookimed to learn more about the possibilities in Cologne.
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Last price update — 29.03.2025. Prices can be changed depending on the medical case and doctor's recommendations.
Neurosurgery
| diagnostics | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Brain MRI with contrast | $800 - $1450 | |
| MRI of the lumbar spine | $450 - $750 | |
| CT of the paranasal sinuses | $220 - $450 | |
| MRI of the spine cord | $500 - $1000 | |
| CT (computer tomography) | $557.8 - $948.26 |
| treatment | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Radiation therapy for brain tumor | $10000 - $20000 |
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CDT-WEST Center of Diagnostics and Therapy: more details about the clinic
Germany, Cologne
The CDT-WEST Medical Center is located in Longerich, peaceful Cologne district.
The distance from the clinic to Cologne Bonn Airport (Konrad Adenauer International Airport) is 25 km.
ADVANTAGES OF CDT-WEST
- Modern equipment. The CDT-WEST specialists apply innovative German-made devices — Siemens Somatom 64-section CT and Siemens 1.5 Tesla AERA MRI. Therefore, doctors carry out high-quality diagnostic screening to make an accurate diagnosis.
- Affordable cost of diagnostic tests and therapy. CDT-WEST Center offers lower cost for radiation treatment than German large multi-specialty hospitals.
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
Doctors apply diagnostic techniques of the latest generation — CT, MRI, and PET-CT. They conduct such types of radiological tests as:
- MRI enterography or MRI Sellink (gastrointestinal tract screening)
- Magnetic resonance defecography (diagnosing of the pelvic organs defections)
- Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (examining the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, pancreas)
- MRI of the prostate
- CT and MR angiography (non-invasive methods of the blood vessels examination)
- CT scan of bones.
RADIATION THERAPY
The CDT-WEST doctors specialize in the treatment of benign and malignant tumors of:
- gastrointestinal tract
- respiratory tract
- genitourinary system
- mammary glands
- head and neck
- nervous system and dura mater.
Radiotherapy is also used to treat joints diseases and inflammations.
Radiation therapists apply Elekta linear accelerators made by a Swedish company to affect the tumor accurately and do not harm healthy tissues.
Each device is equipped with the camera system. Therefore, doctors control the posture of the human body during the procedure, and accelerators adjust to the patient's breathing.
Radiation therapy methods
Depending on the type of tumor and its location, doctors conduct the following types of radiotherapy:
- 3D-conformal radiation therapy for adapting the rays to the shape of cancer and protecting healthy tissue from the adverse effects.
- Intensively modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for the radiation dose distribution over the tumor to get it out of the body completely.
- Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) for generating a three-dimensional image of the tumor and controlling the accuracy of the irradiation zone to preserve healthy cells.
- Volumetric Arc Radiation Therapy (VMAT) for treating tumors located close to vital organs — the prostate gland, rectum, female genitals, head, neck, and spinal cord. VMAT takes about 2 minutes (8 times faster than IMRT).
- Radiosurgery for affecting tumor with a high dose of radiation. Doctors use radiosurgery to treat tumors of the brain, liver, and lungs. A patient needs only 1 session compared to radiotherapy.
- Deep inspiration breath hold radiation therapy (DIBH) for treatment lungs, mammary glands, lymph nodes oncology. The system adjusts to the patient's movements during breathing and preserves healthy tissues. The technique allows avoiding complications (i.e., ischemic heart disease).
- Surface guided radiation therapy (SGRT) for breast, brain, and neck cancer treatment.
SERVICES FOR INTERNATIONAL PATIENTS
People receive treatment in an outpatient and inpatient basis.
The CDT-WEST specialists determine the patient's medical setting according to their health condition and treatment plan.
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Алена • Breast cancer Canada
Jul 12, 2018
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Professional service company with a sympathetic, attentive staff
Professional service company with a sympathetic, attentive staff. Price and quality are justified
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