Radio-oncology, also known as radiotherapy, is a method of treating cancer by exposing a specific part of the body to high intensity x-rays.
The Clinique de Genolier's Radio-oncology Centre is part of a network of radio-oncology centres that includes the Clinique Générale-Beaulieu in Geneva and the Privatklinik Bethanien in Zurich.
The specialised medical-technical team is attentive to the needs of each patient and places absolute priority on their safety and well-being, offering them targeted radio-oncology treatments of the highest quality, with a state-of-the-art technical platform.
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The radio-oncology Centre is open from Monday to Friday from 08:00AM to 05:00PM.
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Your treatment in our Radio-oncology Centre follows a request made by your referring doctor. In order to present you with the details of our treatment proposal, you will receive an appointment for a "first medical consultation".
During this first consultation, your radiation oncologist will take a history of your disease and assess your current state of health. S/he will explain the indications and modalities of your treatment. If s/he deems it necessary, s/he may also recommend additional examinations. Do not hesitate to be accompanied by someone close to you during this first consultation and ask as many questions as necessary!
During this first consultation, which can take place before or after the planning scan, the oncology nurse will go over the various points discussed with the doctor, so that no question remains unanswered. S/he will explain to you the possible skin care to be planned and the precautions to be taken during the treatments and will then assess your resources and difficulties with you. Together you will define your possible needs in terms of support care.
Every radio-oncology treatment is a highly personalised treatment and requires a specific planning stage. Before the actual treatment, two steps are therefore mandatory: a CT scan to identify the area to be treated and the calculation of the dose distribution (or dosimetry). For this reason, there is a delay of 5 working days between this stage and the administration of the treatment.
This complex process combines the specialist skills of our medical physicists team with the most advanced optimisation systems currently available in clinical use.
The radiation treatment is invisible and painless and does not cause radioactivity. On the first day, your treatment will last about 20 minutes. The Medical Radiology Technicians (MRT) will explain the procedure before you lie on the treatment table in the same position as during the planning scan.
Control images will then be taken and validated, before the irradiation can begin - safely.
Once a week throughout the treatment, you will have consultations with your radio-oncologist, as well as with your referring nurse. Once the treatment is completed, you will be seen at regular intervals.
This device, consisting of an X-ray tube and on-board detectors, allows images to be taken of the patient in a precise position, which will then be reproduced during each treatment session. Painless and fast, this examination is crucial because the images obtained will make it possible to plan and administer the treatment.
This device is dedicated to intraoperative radiotherapy treatments, particularly for localised breast cancers. The device is installed during the operation at the precise location of the removed lesion. The radiation produced makes it possible to deliver a high dose to the target area while sparing as much as possible the adjacent organs, which are said to be at risk. This makes it possible to sterilise the operating bed of any remaining cancer cells.
