Iatropolis CyberKnife and Tomography Centre
Athens, Greece
Iatropolis is a multi-function scanning and surgery centre which has recently established one of the latest generation CyberKnife® installations, together with supporting software to enable it to perform the full range of CyberKnife radiosurgical interventions.
Iatropolis is located in the Northern outskirts of Athens and patients are accommodated within the Centre. The English speaking personnel are accustomed to international patients and transfers from and to the airport are included.
Case review at Iatropolis
Some cases can be assessed sufficiently by documentation and scans submitted as explained below and the patient can then visit Athens for treatment. Others require a more detailed review and personal examination, which will necessitate the patient making a visit to Athens and having a further scan on site if required.
Please note that CyberKnife radiosurgery is a very precise form of treatment and is tailored to the exact size and shape of the target. This requires recent, high quality scans in order to build the correct treatment programme so if treatment is delayed another scan may be required.
Placement of fiducials
Some treatments (but not brain or spine) require placement of small metal fiducials as markers to guide the CyberKnife and these must then be allowed to settle for about a week before treatment can be given.
Information for visitors
Greece is part of the European Union (EU) so no visa is required for EU citizens. If you or an accompanying relative require a visa to visit Greece please ensure that you obtain this in good time before treatment. The national currency of Greece is the Euro.
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More than 750 patients have been treated with CyberKnife® here to date and the Centre is equipped with the most modern scanners. These include a Siemens Trio 3 Tesla MRI scanner, the only one in Greece, a Siemens Definition 128-slice CT scanner with a full range of diagnostic units.
Because Iatropolis is a multi-disciplinary centre it is possible to coordinate CyberKnife treatment with other specialities, enabling it to treat complex conditions such as pancreatic cancer. Please be aware however that conditions such as this which can go undetected until they are well advanced may not always be suitable for CyberKnife as this works best with early stage cancers with clearly delineated margins.
There is a charge for this service, but if CyberKnife intervention is indicated and the patient returns promptly for treatment, before another scan is required, it will be credited against the total cost.
This is a normal part of the CyberKnife treatment process and you should remain in Greece for this period. Most people would view a ‘compulsory holiday’ in Greece as an attractive alternative to open surgery however, especially considering the greater risk of infection and lengthy convalescence which that necessarily entails!
Maybe you have a few days to pass whilst the preparations settle before your treatment? Provided you lay off the extreme sports for a bit you are free to enjoy yourself whilst you wait. Or perhaps you just feel you deserve a break after all that you have been through? Either way, you are in the right place! The Greek mainland has so much to offer within easy distance of Athens and the islands beckon, with many just a short ferry ride away. Give yourself time to relax and enjoy a complete change of pace. You know it will do you good!
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Enquiries
For CyberKnife enquiries please visit the CyberKnife Patients page and then follow the link to submit your enquiry to a choice of CyberKnife centres, including Athens.
For all other treatment and scanning services please e-mail:
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