- 21. PRRT Visit Overview
- (Visit Overview)
- ... Also, you will get an electronic FOB that will give you access to the Ward while you are there. Only patients are allowed in the Ward. • Monday morning – begin tests and scans. Typically the renal testing ...
- Created on 15 February 2011
- 22. How to contact the Clinic
- (Background)
- ... Personal Assistant for all NET Patients from outside Germany: Sabine Seifert Patient Services: Frau Andrea Wittke Finance Office: Frau Anja Milde The clinic's address for sending DVDs of scans ...
- Created on 15 February 2011
- 23. Going Home
- (Post Treatment)
- Medical Information From Zentralklinik After consultation with Dr. Baum, the patient will receive a preliminary written report covering their 68-Ga PET/CT scan, the administration of the PRRT and other ...
- Created on 21 January 2011
- 24. Clothing To Take
- (Prior to hospital stay)
- ... you. At the end of the treatment all clothing/worn items will be scanned with an instrument used to determine radiation levels. If radiation is found to be above a certain level, then some articles of ...
- Created on 21 January 2011
- 25. Discharge Procedure
- (Post Treatment)
- Typically if you are going through the PRRT and check into the Zentralklinik on a Sunday, then you will be discharged sometime on a Friday. On that last day you normally go through one last gamma scan ...
- Created on 20 January 2011
- 26. Post Treatment Consultation At Discharge
- (Post Treatment)
- ... usually includes a review of a preliminary report on the treatment that is provided to the patient, review of selected photo images made from the 68-Gallium scan and a CD with all images from the 68-Gallium ...
- Created on 20 January 2011
- 27. Bad Berka Approach to PRRT
- (Background)
- ... of Nuclear Medicine in 2010. The individualized approach is made largely possible by the use of the 68-Gallium PET/CT scan. The 68-Ga PET/CT scan is used to calculate the Standard Uptake Values (SUV) ...
- Created on 20 January 2011
- 28. About this site
- (Uncategorised)
- ... in September 2011. Has had multiple 68-Ga PET/CT scans to monitor his status. He returns to Germany in March of 2014 for restaging. Gary has a masters degree in Intelligence Research and a Ph.D. in quantitative ...
- Created on 20 January 2011
- 29. Information for Referring Physicians
- (General MD)
- ... by OctreoScan or (preferable) by Ga-68 DOTATOC PET/CT. * Renal function and blood counts should be in the normal range. * Small bowel tumors (midgut), progressive under octreotide (Sandostatin, Somatuline) ...
- Created on 19 July 2010
- 30. Understanding your Billing
- (Cost)
- ... Cost: this includes general hospital costs for accommodations, meals, custodial costs, the 68-Gallium PET/CT scan and the PRRT (including related drugs, nuclides, syringes, etc.). The Doctors' Fee: this ...
- Created on 19 July 2010
- 31. Getting a Cost Estimate for Treatment
- (Cost)
- The Finance Office at the Zentralklinik has been accommodating to patients who want to understand the potential financial implications for getting PRRT at Bad Berka. The office will provide estimates ...
- Created on 19 July 2010
- 32. What To Expect When Accompanying A Patient
- (Care Giver )
- Before the Treatment Typically a patient going in for a scheduled PRRT will check into the Zentralklinik on a Sunday and then begin scans and tests on Monday. During that time the patient can spend ...
- Created on 19 July 2010
- 33. Food, Dining, Medications and Personal Gear Considerations
- (What to bring)
- ... to pass the time will be good. Just plain books are good too. In addition to time spent on the ward there will be times too when the patient is waiting to take test/scans. Waiting for an hour or more for ...
- Created on 19 July 2010
- 34. Medical Records and Information Needed
- (Prior Tests)
- Dr. Baum and his team will want to receive the most current case information about the patient to include the most current doctors reports, reports from tests and scans and actual scan images from current ...
- Created on 19 July 2010