RADIATION ONCOLOGY IN OKAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Radiotherapy uses high-energy X-rays, electron beams and radioactive isotopes to kill cancer cells and to reduce size of tumors. It aims at eliminating the tumor without leading to structural and functional damage to healthy tissues around it.
Anti-cancer treatment is shifted to another dimension by Elekta Versa HD that is used in Okan University Hospital. Genetics, age, gender and many other personal characteristics are vitally important for the treatment. The best treatment protocol is determined by considering all these details.
ELEKTA VERSA HD. Elekta Versa HD is characterized with maximum number of multi-leaf collimator (namely, 160) in this field and thus, target volume is more precisely modeled and doses received by healthy organs are minimized.
Since it has the maximum number of MLC, duration of treatment is shortened relative to other devices.
This treatment, also known as IGRT (Imaging Guided Radiotherapy), enables delivering high doses to the tumor, while the intact tissue is provided with maximum protection.
Inoperable patients with early stage lung cancer can be treated with a success rate close to that of surgery by focusing very high dose of radiation on the tumor, using radio-surgery method with Elekta Versa HD for 1 to 3 days.
Elekta Versa HD is a superior device that can perform linear accelerator-based radiosurgery; moreover, highly precise treatment is offered to each patient with indication of radiotherapy. Thanks to Elekta Versa HD even very complicated radiosurgeries take 5 to 20 minutes to complete.
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY IN OKAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Okan Medical Oncology Clinic deals with diagnosis, screening, follow-up and treatment of cancers. They manage cancer with biological agents, targeted drugs, chemotherapy, hormones and immunooncological medicines.
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN OKAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
GE OPTIMA 128-SLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Creating and processing crosssectional images of the body parts visualized, the device performs many imaging studies far quicker than others of its kind. The vascular tree of the entire body can be imaged without need of femoral puncture and superior software renders three-dimensional images of the vascular bed. Patient-based dose adjustment reduces, in an automated manner, the dose of X-ray delivered to the patient. The device is very useful in identifying tumours in liver, pancreas, adrenal glands, lungs and bones.
LG INOVA IGS 520-530 ANGIO
Angiography means visualizing all vessels by injecting contrast agent into lumen of the vessel. Newer devices produce clearer images using far lower radiation doses. Advanced angiography devices were first used in Okan University Hospital in Turkey.
4 RING DISCOVERY IQ PET CT
PET/CT is an imaging device that combines computed tomography and positron emission tomography. It may not only differentiate malignant tumors from benign neoplasms, it may also offer important information on the spread of tumor in the body. The PET/CT device installed in Okan hospital is the first 4-Ring Discovery IQ device in Turkey.
GE SIGNA EXPLORER 1.5 TESLA
MRI The MRI device with the strongest infrastructure in technical terms posses the silent technology and it is strengthened with superior applications. No radiation beam is used in this technique.
CONTRAST ENHANCED SPECTRAL MAMMOGRAPHY
CESM can identify breast cancer at the earliest stages.
GAMMA CAMERA
It is used for molecular imaging. Visualizes many organs, for example heart, kidney and bones.
NEURO-NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY IN NEUROSURGERY OKAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Neuro-Navigation System is offering advanced visualization and allows the surgeon access the target accurately during the surgery. The neuro-navigation technology provides 3D image of the brain in higher resolution.
The navigation technology enables surgeons to identify the exact location of the tumor is, so surgeons can navigate through the brain in 3D during the operation. Doctors can identify exactly what areas of the brain should not be touched with the nagivation technology.
Devices Used in Department of Neurosurgery Okan University Hospital :
Intra-Operative Imaging System: Real-time images can be seen thanks to the ability of intraoperative imaging system.
Intra-Operative Nerve Monitoring: Nerves are stimulated and functions are determined using various methods before, during and after the surgery. The risk of a contingent condition is notified to the surgeon in advance in order to prevent development of irreversible damage.
Stereotactic Frame: After coordinates of any point in the cranium are determined, the target is accessed precisely through a very small area.
Lead Point+Microdrive: This physiological method is used to determine the most appropriate target and coordinates during surgical treatment of cardinal symptoms in Parkinson’s disease.
The Benefits of Neuro-Navigation Technology: The neuro-navigation technology allows the surgeons to have better control their surgical procedures.
TREATMENT COST AT OKAN UNIVERSITY HOPSITAL
The actual cost of treatments depends on many factors, including, but not limited to: patient's diagnosis, severity of the disease, doctor's qualification, cost of medication, type of treatment, etc. Approximates of some of the procedures you can have at Okan Clinic are:
| Procedure |
Cost |
| Consultation with a specialist |
from $120 |
| MRI |
from $500 |
| CT |
from $600 |
| PET-CT |
from $1,000 |
| Histology revision (paraffin block) |
from $300 |
| Procedure |
Cost |
| Chemotherapy |
from $1,300 |
| Transurethral prostatectomy |
from $9,000 |
| Lobectomy (lung surgery) |
from $12,000 |
| Brain tumour removal |
from $15,000 |
| Replacement arthroplasty |
from $7,000 |
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