Алена • Breast cancer Canada
Jul 12, 2018
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Germany, Cologne
Radiotherapy in CDT-WEST Center of Diagnostics and Therapy
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About the clinic
Radiotherapy at CDT-WEST Center of Diagnostics and Therapy in Cologne, Germany may cost around 27,000 EUR for a complete 38-session course. The clinic uses Elekta linear accelerators with breathing adjustment technology to protect healthy tissues during treatment. As an academic teaching hospital of the University of Cologne, it offers research-backed protocols.
Treatment Details
The center provides intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with several advanced approaches. These include image-guided therapy and volumetric arc therapy that reduces session time to 2 minutes. The standard course consists of 38 outpatient sessions over 8 weeks.
What's Included
- 38 radiation therapy sessions
- Outpatient treatment
- Administrative coordination
- Medical translations
- Visa invitation letters
- Follow-up documentation
Conditions Treated
The radiotherapy targets various cancers including gastrointestinal, respiratory, breast, and head/neck tumors. Special techniques like deep inspiration breath hold help treat lung and breast cancers more precisely.
Technology Advantages
The clinic uses Elekta linear accelerators with breathing adjustment. This German technology allows faster treatment sessions while protecting surrounding healthy tissue. The volumetric arc therapy is 8 times faster than standard IMRT.
For those seeking advanced radiotherapy in Germany, CDT-WEST offers comprehensive treatment with administrative support. Contact the clinic to discuss your specific case and treatment options.
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Special offers
Oncology
Radiotherapy
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Treatments prices in the clinic
Last price update — 29.03.2025. Prices can be changed depending on the medical case and doctor's recommendations.
Oncology
| diagnostics | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| PET/CT | $2941.27 | |
| CT of the chest | $647.08 | |
| PET/CT in breast cancer | $2941.27 | |
| CT of thoracic, abdominal and pelvic organs | $1000.03 | |
| PET/CT in lung cancer | Price on request |
| treatment | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Radiotherapy for cervical cancer | $18824.12 | |
| Radiotherapy for throat cancer | $21177.14 | |
| Radiotherapy | $11765.08 - $21177.14 | |
| Radiation therapy for colorectal cancer | $11765.08 | |
| Radiotherapy for lung cancer | $18824.12 | |
| Radiation therapy for brain tumor | Price on request | |
| Radiotherapy for prostate cancer | Price on request | |
| Radiotherapy for breast cancer | Price on request | |
| Radiotherapy for uterine cancer | Price on request | |
| Radiation therapy for stomach cancer | Price on request |
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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.
Additional services
Transfer
Airport to clinic
$100 -
$100
Clinic to airport
$100 -
$100
Language assistance
Available
free
Accommodation
Hotel (apartments) near the clinic, billed daily
What procedures do patients have most often?
The most common procedures in the hospital are:
- Radiotherapy
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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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Irina • Breast cancer Russian Federation
Oct 7, 2019
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