Oncology is team play - let's get started!

Dear colleagues,

As in many disciplines, the really big challenges in oncology can only be solved as a team. But the smaller challenges are also worthwhile, as we can often prevent a major problem from arising by working as an interdisciplinary team.

We also see ourselves as specialists who rely on a team to provide our joint patients with the best possible care. We seek close cooperation with general practitioners and veterinarians as specialists in general medicine, surgeons, internists and specialists in all other disciplines. There are a hundred obstacles that can cause you to fail, but transparent and collegial communication and action give us the chance to turn treatments into joint successes. We play in the same team, contact us!

TL;DR: Contact us for a case discussion!

We are happy to be your contact for all aspects of radiotherapy in animals. Ideally, you should send us your findings in advance (→ checklist). However, we will also clarify with you at an early stage which findings you should have and what is better carried out by us. We try to avoid unnecessary duplicate diagnostics! Clarify questions with us quickly and easily, such as

• Is radiotherapy a sensible option for your patient?
• What options do we have with radiotherapy?
• How can radiation be combined with other therapies?
• Is adjuvant or neoadjuvant radiotherapy possible?
• Are there definitive or palliative protocols?
• What improvement in quality of life do we expect?

Referral of a patient

Referring a patient for radiotherapy is very simple. Please provide us with your previous findings and diagnoses and let us know the contact details of the animal's age. Please also send us your details including telephone number for any queries and arrangements. The following checklist will give you some ideas, but of course it does not have to be complete. Are you unsure whether radiotherapy is an option? No problem: send us your previous findings and we will be happy to discuss the patient (→ case discussion).

• Medical history and case history
• Your previously recorded findings and diagnoses
• Also findings that are not directly related to the current illness
• Blood count and blood chemistry (if available)
• X-ray images
• Computed tomography (please pay attention to DICOM data)
• Magnetic resonance imaging (please check DICOM data)
• Further imaging diagnostics
• Patient data
• Is the owner contacting us?
• IMPORTANT: Your name
• Important: callback number

Please make sure to state your name or the contact person, especially for referrals from clinics and larger practices, especially for practice systems in continuous text.

A callback number where we can reach you is important, if possible please do not use a central clinic number with a long waiting loop.