More information about the Radiological Clinic

The radiation oncology wards 1, 2 and 3 are located in the head clinic on level 01 and have a total of 62 beds. We offer sophisticated care for patients who require combined radiochemotherapy or radiotherapy alone. Our patients receive multifaceted treatment that includes both medical precision and empathy.

The interprofessional radiation oncology team consists of nurses with various qualifications, doctors, physiotherapists, team assistants, psycho-oncologists, chaplains, social services and bridge nursing. Together we provide comprehensive and caring care. We also liaise with the MTRs of the linear accelerators with regard to inpatients and the teams of the outpatient clinics with questions about outpatients. It is particularly important to us not only to provide oncological patients with highly professional medical care, but also to offer human closeness and care. Because we know that emotional well-being promotes quality of life and supports the healing process.

We also offer a wide range of further development opportunities and additional qualifications for our team to ensure a high level of expertise and quality at all times. In this context, we launched the RadOnko innovation space in March 2023, which serves as a creative platform for all employees. A team board meeting is held once a week to discuss new projects, ideas and suggestions and to plan and implement further training on specialist topics. These regular meetings promote dialogue and collaboration within the interprofessional team and help us to keep abreast of the latest developments and find innovative solutions.

From the second year of training onwards, we promote the development of our trainees through the LUMOS project (teaching ward of the University Medical Centre Radiation Oncology and Radiotherapy) on the Rad3 ward. This project was established in September 2024 and includes primary nursing with the support of a practical instructor in the background as well as independent work in an interdisciplinary team. LUMOS offers trainees the opportunity to work independently and at the same time learn from experienced specialists, which significantly supports their professional and personal development.

The Rad4 ward is a nuclear medicine ward with eight beds on the top floor of the head clinic, which offers a wonderful view. Patients are treated and diagnosed here with open radioactive substances. We work strictly in accordance with the Radiation Protection Act in a controlled area that fulfils the legal requirements in terms of construction and personnel and is not accessible to the public.

Our tasks include not only the technical and nursing care of inpatients, but also close co-operation with the doctors and the nuclear medicine outpatient clinic. Together we coordinate the scheduling of treatments, taking into account the bed capacity and the implementation of the uptakes. One of our best-known treatments is radioiodine therapy of the thyroid gland. We also treat patients with malignant diseases such as neuroendocrine tumours, melanomas and prostate carcinomas, which are treated with various other radionuclides.

Brachytherapy is a specialised area of radiation oncology and radiotherapy and is located on the top floor of the Kopfklinik, where we treat both outpatients and inpatients. These treatments usually involve serial radiotherapy sessions, which are coordinated on an interdisciplinary basis and carried out in close cooperation with the respective specialist disciplines.

Our field of activity is varied and includes assisting with and preparing radiotherapy procedures, making appointments and making arrangements with patients and other professional groups, looking after patients before and after treatment and providing nursing advice; in particular skin care and post-therapeutic behavioural measures.