The European CyberKnife Centre (ECZM)

Munich, Germany

ECZM is a prestigious, independent treatment centre, offering the full range of treatments to local patients. For international patients ECZM specialises in tumours of the brain, spine and lung, in neurosurgical disorders and ECZM has pioneered new treatments for cancer of the eye.

Centre for brai, spine, lung and eye tumours

ECZM is an outpatient-only facility and is pleased to arrange suitable hotel accommodation and transfers on request. In this Centre most treatments are given in a single ‘fraction’, that is there is just one treatment session, following which the patient can return home or go about his or her business.

The attending neurosurgeons at ECZM are highly regarded in their field and this is one of the busiest CyberKnife® centres in the world.

It opened in July 2005 and within its first year of operation was named the leading CyberKnife® centre in the world for brain and spinal tumours.

Direct access for international patients is restricted but we have worked with ECZM since early in 2006 and we are able to forward enquiries for patients with the following conditions:

Dr Berndt Wowra with brain tumour patient

Brain: Acoustic neuroma, Meningeoma, Other Neuromas, Metastases, AVM (arterio-venous malformations), Trigeminal neuralgia, Haemangioblastomas, Jugular foramen tumours

Eye: Uveal melanoma

Lung: Peripheral lung tumours

Spine: Metastases, Neuromas. Meningeomas, Haemangioblastomas, Tumour pain, MPNST (malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours)

See CyberKnife treatment visualisations

ECZM offers fixed priced packages so we can give a good indication of likely costs. Exact prices will be confirmed by the Centre and must be settled before treatment.

In certain cases an additional scan will be required with the advanced scanner on site in order to assist with programming the CyberKnife®. We recommend patients to allow up to an additional €1,000 in case this is required.

ECZM is an outpatient-only facility so there are normally no hospitalisation charges to pay. The surgeons and staff at ECZM speak good English and a wide range of European languages besides German. You can communicate freely with them during treatment and you can even bring your favourite CD to help you relax during treatment.

Treatment in Munich

Drs Wowra and Muacevic with CyberKnife patient

Information for visitors

Download: Guide to Travelling to Munich from North America
Download: Guide to Travelling to Munich from South or Central America
Download: Guide to Travelling to Munich from UK or Ireland
Download: Guide to Travelling to Munich from Australasia
Download: Guide to Travelling to Munich from South and Southern Africa

Germany is part of the European Union (EU) so no visa is required for EU citizens. If you or an accompanying relative require a visa to visit Germany please ensure that you obtain this in good time before treatment. The national currency of Germany is the Euro.

Read article on CyberKnife radiousurgery in Touch Neurology (originally printed in European Neurological Disease June 2007)

Enquiries

Please visit the CyberKnife Patients page and then follow the link to submit your enquiry to a choice of CyberKnife® centres, including Munich.

Photographs from Munich Tourist Office, www.munchen.de

You have been through a lot of worry and stress, your treatment is over and you probably deserve a relaxing break. Munich is a fascinating city with many opportunities for trips into the beautiful Bavarian countryside with its decorated houses, lakes and mountains. It is also justly famous for its beer, brewed to high local purity laws, so relax and enjoy! There is no operation or anaesthesia to recover from and a little holiday could be just the thing to set you on the road to recovery.

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