Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi is the major hospital of Florence (Italy) and also a teaching hospital.

The Radiotherapy department holds a team of 17 radiotherapists and 7 medical physicists.

The Radiotherapy department treats over 2000 patients per year with external beams, using different techniques like Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT), 3D Conformal Radiotherapy, Intensity modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), Volumetric Arc Therapy (VMAT) Stereotactic Radiosurgery / Radiotherapy (SRS/T), Adaptive Radiotherapy, Respiratory gated treatments (Active Breathing Control).

Careggi Hospital also performs Total Body Irradiation (TBI), Total Skin Irradiation, Radiotherapy treatments for solid or hematoligic tumors in pediatric patients with or without sedation. It delivers treatments of Curietherapy with Brachytherapy, I-131 metabolic treatments, radioimmunotherapy, and endocavitary Radiotherapy.

The Radiotherapy department of Careggi Hospital performs health care services and consultancy for other hospitals os the area, as well as research and educational work.

Contact Careggi Hospital

Largo Brambilla 3,
50134 Firenze, Italia
Phone: +39 055 794 111