University Hospital Rechts der Isar
Munich, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Stephanie E. Combs
Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiotherapy
The medical team of the Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiotherapy at Rechts der Isar hospital is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Stephanie E. Combs. The department has specialists in all areas of oncology with an emphasis on neuro-oncology (brain tumours), pediatric radiotherapy (pediatric oncology), gynaecological tumours (breast cancer and tumours of the female pelvis), urogenital tumours (prostate cancer, bladder cancer), tumours in the head, tumors in the neck, as well as diseases in the thorax and abdominal area (thoracic oncology and gastrointestinal oncology). They have state-of-the-art radiation therapy equipment and also offer treatment options for benign diseases such as tennis elbow or arthrosis.
Radio oncology is a central pillar of cancer treatment, so they work very closely with other oncology units within the Rechts der Isar Hospital, as well as with referrals to specialists or other institutions.
The department incorporates multimodal and complementary medicine in the treatment of their patients. These include Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture and other alternative therapies.
The department has four linear accelerators and one brachytherapy unit. They offer a range of modern specialty diagnostics and therapies, including intensity-modulated and image-guided radiotherapy, gated and whole-body irradiation. In addition, they have more than a decade of experience in millimeter-precision high-precision irradiation, such as stereotaxy, which they have been able to perform safely and effectively both in the head and in the body region. This also includes radiological irradiation treatments.
The Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiotherapy at Rechts der Isar hospital is specialized in:
- Stereotactic Radiation
- Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) / volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
- Respiratory gating radiotherapy in the treatment of breast cancer which protects the heart from radiation.
- 10/1996 - 04/2003 Medical Faculty of the Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA, University of Texas (UTHSCSA), San Antonio, TX, USA.
- 04/2003 State Examination.
- 04/2003 Doctor of Medicine, Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, Institute of Neuroanatomy (Prof. Dr. K. Unsicker). Subject: "TGF-βs,
- PACAP and the Development of the Sympathoadrenal Cell Lineage" (Magna cum Laude).
Professional Experience
- 06/2003 - 03/2014 Postdoctoral position and Residency, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany.
- Radiation Oncology, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Director: PD Dr. J. Debus.
- 2007 - 2014 Head of the Neuroradiation Oncology Research Group, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany.
- 02/2009 Board Certification, Radiation Protection.
- 07/2009 Board Certification, Radiation Oncology.
- 10/2009 Consultant, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany.
- 12/2009 Postdoctoral Lecturer, Habilitation in Radiation Oncology.
- 2011 - 2014 Deputy Head, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany.
- 11/2011 Diploma in Palliative Care.
- Since 04/2014, Professor and Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
- Since 04/2014, Director, Institute of Innovative Radiotherapy (iRT), Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany.
Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiotherapy
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