For referring physicians
Everything you need to know for patient referrals.
Referral for proton therapy at WPE
Proton therapy is an extremely modern, gentle radiation procedure for treating tumours. This is because the radiation is delivered with millimetre precision – for the best possible protection of healthy surrounding tissue. However, proton therapy is not indicated for every diagnosis. If you have a patient you would like to present for a proton radiotherapy indication check, you will find all the information you need here.
How do I get in touch?
To check whether your patient is eligible for proton therapy, please start by contacting our Case Management team. They will help you prepare the necessary documents and will forward your enquiry to our medical team if required.
Kontakt
Our case management supports you with all questions regarding the allocation of your patient.
Telefon: 0201 723 6600
For an initial assessment of your patient, a doctor’s letter including the diagnosis, course of the illness to date and treatment received is usually sufficient. If all parties involved are in favour of treatment at WPE, we will need further documents and information to confirm the indication.
Required patient documents:
- Current doctor’s letter (overall situation/summary in German or English)
- Operation reports
- Laboratory findings
- Histological/pathological findings
- Radiological diagnostics (MRI/CT images on CD/DVD in DICOM format incl. corresponding written findings)
All documents must be in German or English!
We use the University Medical Centre of Essen cloud for the document transfer process. Our Case Management team will send you a link for this, if required.
Documents can also be sent by fax:
Fax: +49 201 723 5254
Do you have questions about referring patients?
Give us a call. Our Case Management team will answer all your questions.
Case Management: +49 (0) 201 723 6600
What happens following a positive indication?
If your patient is given an indication for proton therapy at WPE, our Case Management team will schedule an initial consultation appointment. The radiotherapy appointments then follow.
Initial consultation appointment
The initial consultation is held over two days. On Day 1, your patient will have the opportunity to become acquainted with WPE and the team involved. There will also be an information session lasting around an hour.
Day 2 is what is known as the planning appointment at which we will prepare the positioning aids and conduct CT and MRI scans for planning purposes.
Commencement of proton therapy
The actual proton therapy begins approximately two weeks after the initial consultation and after the individual treatment plan has been drawn up. It is performed on an outpatient basis, usually once a day, five days a week.
Characteristics and impact of proton therapy
Find out more about proton therapy as a special alternative radiotherapy.
Making a proton therapy enquiry
Get more information on submitting a therapy enquiry at WPE.
Proton therapy treatment procedure
Find out more about the treatment procedure for proton therapy at WPE.
Proton therapy for children
Find out more about the use of proton therapy for tumours in children.
Covering the cost of proton therapy
Find out more about cost coverage for proton therapy at WPE.
Contact
Would you like to assign a patient to us or do you have any questions? Our case management is there for you.
Case management
The case management of WPE will assist you with questions you may have
Phone: 0201 723 6600