Radio-Oncology Centre

Radio-oncology, also known as radiotherapy, is a method of treating cancer by exposing a specific part of the body to high intensity x-rays.

Le Genolier Swiss Radio-Oncology Network

The centre

The Clinique de Genolier's Radio-oncology Centre is part of a network of radio-oncology centres that includes the Clinique Générale-Beaulieu in Geneva and the Privatklinik Bethanien in Zurich.

The specialised medical-technical team is attentive to the needs of each patient and places absolute priority on their safety and well-being, offering them targeted radio-oncology treatments of the highest quality, with a state-of-the-art technical platform.

Our missions

At the Clinique de Genolier, our priority is to : 

  • Guarantee rapid, safe, personalised, precise and high quality care
  • Adopt a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach
  • Personalise the relationship with each patient 
  • Develop scientific contacts and cooperation
  • Provide state-of-the-art treatment facilities

Cancers treated

  • Gynaecological (breast, uterus, cervix)
  • Urological (prostate, bladder, kidney, testicle)
  • Digestive (oesophagus, stomach, rectum, anal canal)
  • ENT
  • Lung
  • Neurological
  • Skin
  • Other (lymphoma, soft tissue tumours, metastatic disease, brain, lung, bone, liver, lymph nodes, etc.) 

Contact

The radio-oncology Centre is open from Monday to Friday from 08:00AM to 05:00PM. 

Make an appointment:

 

radiotherapie@genolier.net

+41 22 366 94 59

 

Your care journey

1. Admission

Your treatment in our Radio-oncology Centre follows a request made by your referring doctor. In order to present you with the details of our treatment proposal, you will receive an appointment for a "first medical consultation".

2. The first medical consultation

During this first consultation, your radiation oncologist will take a history of your disease and assess your current state of health. S/he will explain the indications and modalities of your treatment. If s/he deems it necessary, s/he may also recommend additional examinations. Do not hesitate to be accompanied by someone close to you during this first consultation and ask as many questions as necessary!

3. The first consultation with a nurse

During this first consultation, which can take place before or after the planning scan, the oncology nurse will go over the various points discussed with the doctor, so that no question remains unanswered. S/he will explain to you the possible skin care to be planned and the precautions to be taken during the treatments and will then assess your resources and difficulties with you. Together you will define your possible needs in terms of support care.

4. The planning session

Every radio-oncology treatment is a highly personalised treatment and requires a specific planning stage. Before the actual treatment, two steps are therefore mandatory: a CT scan to identify the area to be treated and the calculation of the dose distribution (or dosimetry). For this reason, there is a delay of 5 working days between this stage and the administration of the treatment. 

This complex process combines the specialist skills of our medical physicists team with the most advanced optimisation systems currently available in clinical use.

5. The treatment

The radiation treatment is invisible and painless and does not cause radioactivity. On the first day, your treatment will last about 20 minutes. The Medical Radiology Technicians (MRT) will explain the procedure before you lie on the treatment table in the same position as during the planning scan.

Control images will then be taken and validated, before the irradiation can begin - safely.

6. Weekly and follow-up consultations 

Once a week throughout the treatment, you will have consultations with your radio-oncologist, as well as with your referring nurse. Once the treatment is completed, you will be seen at regular intervals.

The technology

The planning scanner

This device, consisting of an X-ray tube and on-board detectors, allows images to be taken of the patient in a precise position, which will then be reproduced during each treatment session. Painless and fast, this examination is crucial because the images obtained will make it possible to plan and administer the treatment.

The Varian Clinac linear accelerator

This highly specific machine produces high-energy X-rays (mega volts), directed at the area to be treated during the sessions. It allows the treatment plan, previously calculated and validated, to be delivered painlessly and rapidly. In order to guarantee the exact repositioning of the patient, control images are taken at the beginning of each session.

The IORT (IntraOperative Radiation Therapy)

This device is dedicated to intraoperative radiotherapy treatments, particularly for localised breast cancers. The device is installed during the operation at the precise location of the removed lesion. The radiation produced makes it possible to deliver a high dose to the target area while sparing as much as possible the adjacent organs, which are said to be at risk. This makes it possible to sterilise the operating bed of any remaining cancer cells.

The Clinique de Genolier's radio-oncology Centre is composed of six doctors, all of whom hold an FMH specialist title in radio-oncology, and one assistant doctor, who work in close collaboration. Four physicists, two dosimetrists, six medical radiology technicians (MRT) specialised in radio-oncology, as well as a management assistant and two medical secretaries complete the team.

Our specialists

Clinique de Genolier

Prof. Dr. med. Oscar Matzinger

Specialisation
Radio-oncology, CyberKnife® System, Radixact® imaging system
Clinique de Genolier

Dr. med. Laëtitia Lestrade

Specialisation
Radio-oncology, CyberKnife® System, Radixact® imaging system
Clinique de Genolier

Dr. med. Adrien Cosinschi

Specialisation
Radio-oncology, CyberKnife® System, Radixact® imaging system
Clinique Générale-Beaulieu

Dr. med. Francesca Caparrotti

Specialisation
Radio-oncology, CyberKnife® System, Radixact® imaging system, Papillon View more
Privatklinik Bethanien

Dr. med. Cristina Picardi

Specialisation
Radio-oncology, Internal medicine, Papillon