Frankfurt University Hospital
Frankfurt am Main, Germany 
Head of the Department
Prof. Dr. Claus Rödel
Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology
The department of Radiotherapy and Oncology offers the entire spectrum of modern radiotherapy. This includes special radiation techniques such as intensity-modulated, image-guided and breath-triggered radiotherapy, stereotactic high-precision radiation and interstitial brachytherapy. The treatment team includes specialists in all areas of radiation oncology with a focus on gastrointestinal, uro-oncological, neuro-oncological, gynecological and head and neck tumors. Accompanying therapies (chemotherapy, molecular-targeted drugs), as well as the nutrition, pain and supportive therapy, are administered by specially trained staff. Great attention is paid to the latest safety standards in the treatment of patients. In addition to high-precision radiotherapy and interstitial brachytherapy, the clinical research focuses on the combination of irradiation with molecularly targeted substances as well as on organ-preserving and functional multimodal therapy concepts. An own radiation biological laboratory develops the basics of the molecular radiation effect and the integration of radiosensitizing substances into radio-oncological treatment concepts. The clinic thus makes a significant contribution to patient-oriented, interdisciplinary care and research within the framework of the University Cancer Center (UCT), which is funded by the German Cancer Aid. The Head of the department is Prof. Dr. Claus Rödel
The range of medical services of the department includes:
- Organ and function preserving radiochemotherapy for superficial or intramuscular sarcoma (as an alternative to primary cystectomy)
- Preoperative radiochemotherapy for cancer of the esophagus or cardia, pancreas and rectum
- Definitive radiochemotherapy for anal canal cancer and for primary inoperable pancreatic cancer
- Postoperative and definitive radiochemotherapy for brain tumors
- Postoperative and definitive radiochemotherapy of tumors of ear, throat, and nose, cancer of bronchus and soft tissues
- Breast preserving radiotherapy for breast cancer in women (with intraoperative radiotherapy)
- Definitive or consolidation therapy for lymphomas
- Total body irradiation before the bone marrow transplant in children and adults
- Surgical (interstitial) radiation therapy (brachytherapy) for prostate, cervical and cervical body cancer
- CyberKnife (highly-precise radiosurgery)
Education
- 1987 - 1994 Study of Human Medicine at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
- 1993 - 1994 Practical year in Jerusalem (Israel) and Glasgow (Scotland).
- 05.05.1994 State Examination.
Career
- 07.1994 - 12.1995 Internship at the Clinic Bamberg and in the Department of Radiation Therapy at the University Hospital Erlangen.
- 01.1996 - 07.2002 Research Fellow in the Department of Radiation Therapy at the University Hospital Erlangen.
- 04.1996 - 12.1996 Research Fellowship at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
- 09.2000 - 09.2001 Postgraduate training in Diagnostic Radiology at the Institute of Diagnostic Radiology of the University Hospital Erlangen.
- 14.05.2002 Board certification in Radiation Therapy, Bavarian Medical Association.
- Since 3.2007 W3 Professor and Head of the Department of Radiation Therapy at the University Hospital Frankfurt am Main.
- Since 04.2008 Clinical Director of the University Cancer Center (UCT) Frankfurt (Oncological Center of Excellence of the German Cancer Aid).
Scientific Career
- 18.01.1995 Doctoral thesis defense, Medical Faculty of the University of Erlangen. Subject: "Effect of a simultaneous chemoradiation with cisplatin on the proliferation behavior of B14 cells in vitro".
- 06.02.2003 Habilitation, Medical Faculty of the University of Erlangen. Habilitation and Venia legendi in Radiation Therapy. Subject: "Prediction of tumor response in the simultaneous radiochemotherapy of rectal and bladder carcinoma". Scholarships and Awards 1987 - 1994 Student Scholarship for highly gifted students from the State of Bavaria.
- 1996 Promotion Scholarship from the Bavarian Radiological Society.
- 2004 Hermann Holthusen Prize of the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DEGRO).
- 2005 ARO Award for Clinical Research in Radiation Oncology of the Working Group on Radiological Oncology (ARO) of the German Cancer Society.
- 2016 Research Award of the German Cancer Society (main prize winner).
- 2017 Breur Award of the European Society of Radiation Oncology (ESTRO).
Membership and Cooperation in Scientific Societies and Organizations
- Member of the "Principal Investigators" in Frankfurt as part of the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research.
- Member of the German Society of Radiation Oncology (DEGRO)
- American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
- Fellow of the European Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO).
- Board Member of the Working Group on Radiation Oncology of the German Cancer Society.
- Founding Member of the Interdisciplinary Bladder Cancer Working Group (IABC) of the German Cancer Society.
- Expert Reviewer of the German Cancer Aid, Commission on Clinical Studies in Oncology.
- Collaboration in the S3 guidelines "Colorectal carcinoma" and "Bladder carcinoma" development process.
- Member of the Academy of Ethics in Medicine.
Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology
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