Institute of Radiooncology (OncoRay)
At the Institute of Radiooncology – OncoRay scientists specializing in medicine, physics, biology and IT work together to crucially improve the treatment of cancer by administering radiation therapy that is biologically-personalized and technically-optimized. One special feature of the institute is its close interinstitutional cooperation. Operating organizations of the joint research platform OncoRay – National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology are
- Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital Dresden
- Carl Gustav Carus Medical Faculty at TU Dresden
and the HZDR.
The research platform offers researchers in the various institutions an outstanding infrastructure for cancer research that can hold its own internationally. The focus of activities is translational research, which means that the results of fundamental research are specifically developed for the benefit of patients and tested in clinical studies.
In doing so, the Institute of Radiooncology – OncoRay is also an essential link for other HZDR institutes like the Institute of Radiation Physics and the Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, to combine research approaches with clinical practice and to address medical issues in science.
