UPMC SAN PIETRO FBF
AT THE PATIENT'S SIDE
Created in 2013 from a collaboration between UPMC Italy and San Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital, today UPMC San Pietro FBF is acknowledged as a radiotherapy center of excellence. Throughout their plan of care, our patients are followed by a multidisciplinary team of specialists along all the steps and aspects of therapy.
OUR SERVICES
WORKING AS A TEAM
Doctors, physicists, radiotherapy technicians, nurses, and administrative staff work together as a team to make sure patients always receive high quality and safe treatments. We also collaborate daily with the oncology network team of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, U.S.A.
As regards conventional radiotherapy, the techniques available at our Center allow for a higher level of precision, much to the advantage of healthy organs, and for a more effective treatment.
The medical team of the Center has completed a training in Pittsburgh and shares daily experiences and clinical cases with colleagues in Europe and in the United States.
Information is the first step. In order to fight the disease it’s essential to be aware of the progresses made in the areas of research, prevention, early diagnosis, and therapy.
STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY
Stereotactic radiosurgery is the most recent and advanced radiotherapy technology, combining the millimeter precision of treatment and the irradiation of high curative doses. This allows to perform shorter cycles of treatment thus reducing potential side effects.
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at San Pietro FBF offers innovative radiotherapy treatments and stereotactic radiosurgery with advanced protocols of care for patients with oncology diseases.
The Italian division of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center with facilities in Rome (UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at San Pietro FBF, oncology radiotherapy and UPMC Salvator Mundi International Hospital UPMC), Palermo (ISMETT IRCCS, organ transplants and highly specialized therapies and Ri.MED Foundation, research), Chianciano Terme (UPMC Institute for Health, preventive medicine and Medical Gym), Mirabella Eclano (UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at Villa Maria, oncology radiotherapy).
UPMC is an integrated global health enterprise headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. With its high clinical, management, research and training skills, UPMC is one of the leading health systems in the United States. UPMC Hillman Cancer Center UPMC's oncology network offering the latest advances in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment.