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Clinic Review

The hospital is one of the leading Austrian general health facilities, which receives approximately 1.5 million outpatient and over 100,000 inpatients from around the world every year.

 Here - the latest generation equipment, accurate diagnosis of diseases, even in the early stages, modern methods of treatment, innovative drugs. And also constant improvement of the provided medical services and affordable prices - that's why foreign patients prefer the clinic AKH over others. 

The hospital provides effective assistance to patients in accordance with international quality standards. Over 9,000 people work here, 1,600 of which are Austrian doctors with vast experience. The average length of patient stay in hospital is about 5 days.

Features of the Clinic

AKH VIENNA ONCOLOGY CENTER

AKH Vienna Oncology Center began functioning in 2011. Each year over 7,500 patients from all over the world come here to get assistance. All kinds of cancers from 1st till 4th stage are treated with the help of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, drug therapy, minimally invasive and open surgery.

In the radiological department of AKH Vienna Oncology Center, a patient can be diagnosed with the most modern MRI. The procedure is faster and more pleasant for the patient in comparison with older models.

The specialists of the clinic are leading Austrian oncologists who regularly carry out research in the field of cancer therapy and participate in international researches.The patients of the AKH Vienna Oncology Center always have access to innovative drugs and improved existing treatment technologies.

In the summer of 2019, AKH hospital was equipped a new linear accelerator for high-precision radiation therapy with visual control. The new accelerator takes 3D and 4D images of the tumor, and also synchronizes information about the respiration and movement of the tumor. Now, radiotherapy in the AKH hospital is as safe as possible for patients.

RADIOTHERAPY IN AKH VIENNA

IGRT (radiotherapy under visual control) is a method that prevents the effect of irradiation on healthy tissues, since it allows to determine the exact location of the malignant formation and focus the rays directly onto the tumor. During the irradiation of a tumor, the doctor can adjust the direction of radiation, which increases the accuracy of irradiation of the tumor. This type of radiation therapy is especially effective for the treatment of lung, liver, prostate cancer, as well as tumors that are close to vital organs.

IMRT (radiotherapy with modulated intensity) - allows to minimize the irradiation of healthy cells, because it uses computer-controlled linear accelerators to direct the exact doses of irradiation of malignant tumors or specific areas within the formation. This makes it possible to direct higher doses of radiation to the tumor and more efficiently to destroy cancer cells in comparison with traditional methods of radiotherapy. IMRT is used in the Viennese AKH clinic for the treatment of prostate cancer, head and neck tumors, and the central nervous system.

SBRT (Hypotraction Stereotactic Radiation Therapy) - stereotactic radiotherapy, which allows you to accurately calculate the trajectory and intensity of radiation. Provides a minimum of side effects, a short course of treatment and a quick recovery of the patient. It is used to treat breast cancer, metastasis of the brain and metastasis in the liver.

SIRT (selective internal radiation therapy) is a method that is used to effectively treat liver cancer by injecting through a catheter special small radioactive microspheres directly into the hepatic artery, which stop the blood flow to the tumor and destroy it.

RADIOSURGERY IN AKH VIENNA

Cyber-knife - performs fast, effective (up to 98% at stages 1 and 2 of the disease), painless, extremely accurate and anesthesia-free treatment of tumors and metastasis. It is used for the treatment of brain tumors, spinal cord, spine, retinal cancer.

Gamma knife - allows to direct high doses of radiation to benign and malignant brain formations with an accuracy of 1 mm. This accuracy of the direction of the rays makes it possible to minimize their effect on healthy tissues and organs. A gamma knife can be used to irradiate simultaneously several brain tumors. Gamma knife can be used to treat tumors no more than 3.5 cm.

SPINAL AND BRAIN DISEASES TREATMENT IN AKH VIENNA

The neurosurgery department at the AKH clinic has been functioning for more than 25 years. Every year, about 10,000 outpatient procedures and over 2,000 operations are carried out here. Some of the best Viennese doctors are involved in the cure of disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system, diseases of the brain and spinal cord.

• brain tumor surgery;
• vascular neurosurgery;
•  pediatric neurosurgery; 
• epileptic surgery; 
• functional neurosurgery;