Medical Technologies - Hospital Group

09/21/2018

At the crossroads of medicine and technology, the multidisciplinary expertise of Institut Curie members offers an exclusive set of competencies, in order to apply medical technologies to the development of new products and services to improve diagnostic, treatments and patient care.

Surgical Oncology

At Institut Curie, doctors carry out conservative or reconstructive surgery wherever possible. The improvement of surgical techniques aids in early recovery, and helps reduce hospital stays and the number of procedures in outpatient care. Institut Curie is number one in breast cancer surgery, gynecologic cancer surgery and retinoblastoma surgery.

Main areas of interest:

Robotic & minimal-invasive surgery
Augmented reality surgery
Image fusion
Medico-economic studies
New treatments

Anesthetic, reanimation & pain

The department is a reference in IV device application, specialized in pediatric and adult port implantation and chronic pain management.

Main areas of interest:

Oncologic anesthetic and new treatments
In vivo material tolerance
Pain
Nutrition

Medical Imaging

Institut Curie aims to contribute to the continual advance of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in terms of effectiveness, safety and cost.

Main areas of interest:

Interventional radiology
High-intensity focused ultrasound
Radiofrequency
Imaging-guided tumor biopsies
Percutaneous tumor ablation
New technics in breast imaging

Radiotherapy & radiation biology

The birthplace of radiation therapy, Institut Curie is continuously innovating in this field. Proton therapy center in Orsay is the world’s N°4 and N°1 in France.

Main areas of interest:

Radiotherapy flash
Automatic tumor contouring
Radioresitance
Toxicity reduction
New irradiation technique and combination