Memorial Şişli Hospital
| Turkey | Austria | Spain | |
| Radiation Therapy for Sarcomas | from $3,250 | from $18,000 | from $8,000 |
Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: Pre-Operation
Day 3: Radiation Therapy
Day 4: Post-Operation
Week 1-6: Rehabilitation
Please note that each patient"s experience may vary and the above timeline is a general guideline.
Specializes in radiation therapy for sarcomas with training at Hacettepe University Cancer Institute and MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Banu Atalar is a board-certified radiation oncologist (Türkiye, 2004). She is a Full Professor at Acibadem MAA University (2018–present) and a clinician at Anadolu Medical Center (2026–present). She trained at Istanbul and Cerrahpaşa. In 2011, she completed a Stanford clinical research fellowship in stereotactic radiosurgery. Her practice focuses on CNS, thoracic, and GI tumors. About 75% of her care involves SRS and MR‑guided adaptive SRS.
Her honors include the ASCO IDEA award (2004), the IASLC International Mentorship Award (2018), and H.FACR (2025). She has 72 international peer‑reviewed publications. Her leadership roles include President of the Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology (2025–27) and Chair of the ESTRO National Societies Committee (2024–27). She served on the ASCO Resource‑Stratified Guidelines Committee (2013–18) and on RSS meeting and nomination committees. She organized national congresses (2023, 2025) and has been an invited speaker at major meetings.
Prof. Merimsky leads the Soft Tissue and Bone Oncology Unit at Sourasky Medical Center – a pioneer in sarcoma treatment with over _doctor_28_years_ of focused expertise.
Zhang Yanjun, MD, is a Chief Physician and Master’s Supervisor with 30 years of experience in tumor imaging and radiation oncology. He treats both pediatric and adult patients. His focus includes primary and secondary tumors, neuro-oncology, and stereotactic radiotherapy.
He is proficient in radiotherapy for cancers of the lung, liver, nasopharynx, head and neck, esophagus, breast, rectum, cervix, and prostate, as well as lymphoma and central nervous system tumors.
He is a member of the Central Nervous System Tumor Radiotherapy Group of the Second Committee of the Radiation Oncology Physicians Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association. He serves on the Executive Committee of the First Chinese Oncology Radiation Therapy Cooperation Group of the World Association of Chinese Oncology Physicians. He is also a member of the National Digestive Oncology Expert Committee of the Radiation Oncology Professional Committee of the Wu Jieping Medical Foundation. He was a visiting scholar twice at leading U.S. cancer radiotherapy centers. He has published 46 papers in core journals and international conferences.