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Treatment
Choosing to get treatment overseas can be a daunting task without a little help. We have tried to simplify the process for those patients and caregivers who are interested in seeking treatment in Bad Berka. The advice and recommendation presented here are compiled from many visit by different patients and caregivers. On this page you will find all articles relating to the treatment process, you can also use the menu on left to go directly to a topic of interest. If you have any suggestions or additions we are happy to hear from you, just click on this link and let us know.
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If a person is scheduled for PRRT before coming to Bad Berka, then the most common schedule is as follows. Note that the exact order and day plan may vary depending upon the patient's type of treatment (Y90, LU177 or both) or how busy the ward and/or other departments are.
• Sunday Afternoon -- Check in to the Zentralklinik. Usually a patient must make arrangements to pay for treatment with finance before they check in to the Klinik. 
-New- Patients will recive a ID wristband as of summer 2012.
After check in you will go to Nuclear Medicine Ward to get room assignment, blood test and general instructions. Also, you will get an electronic FOB that will give you access to the Ward while you are there. Only patients are
Once a patient has a PRRT, then they should return to Bad Berka for a re-evaluation. This is done to assess how well the PRRT is working and to determine if another treatment is necessary. Typically patients return 3-4 months following their first treatment. This is commonly referred to as restaging.
Checking in – the usual schedule for restaging starts on a Monday. Patients can check in on Sunday in the late afternoon (after 5pm) or early Monday (8 am) morning by going to the reception area
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 CT, MRI or Octreotide scans that should exist on CD or DVDs.
Depending upon a patient's case history, some historical records could be needed as well. Dr. Baum normally will advise the patient or the patient's physician as to the specific information needed. It will greatly facilitate the
Dosimetry is used by many centers that preform PRRT. Wikipedia defines Dosimetry as "the measurement of the absorbed dose delivered by ionizing radiation, the term is better known as a scientific sub-specialty in the fields of health physics and medical physics, where it is the calculation and assessment of the radiation dose received by the human body."
Below is a talk given by Christiane Schuchardt on how the Theranostics Center in Bad Berka use dosimetry in there daily patient management.