Medical team

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Razvan Galalae

Specialist doctor in radiooncology, clinical director of interventional particle therapy

Areas of expertise

  • Genitourinary tumors
  • Breast tumors
  • Eye tumors
  • Tumors of the intestinal tract

Languages

German, English, Rumanian

Education

1983 – 1989

Study of medicine at the University of Hamburg with medical degree (Nov. 1989)

Professional career

Since 2019

MedAustron

2012 – 2019

Chief physician of the Clinic for Radiooncology at the Evangelical Clinics Gelsenkirchen

2011 – 2012

Deputy director of the Clinic for Radiotherapy of the Ruhr University Bochum

2010

Certificate in radiation protection for particle therapy

2009 – 2011

Specialization Proton Therapy Center RPTC Munich + Senior Scientist and Senior Consultant at the Paul Scherrer Institute Proton Therapy Center in Villigen/Switzerland

2005 – 2009

Deputy director of the Clinic for Radiotherapy, Kiel University Hospital

2005

Habilitation in radiotherapy – teaching qualification (July 2005) + Venia Legendi (July 2005), Christian-Albrecht-University at Kiel

1999

Specialist doctor in radiotherapy, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel

1999

Doctor degree (Magna cum laude), Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel

1993

Approbation

Memberships

Since 1995

Founding member of DEGRO (German Society for Radiooncology)

Since 1996

ESTRO (European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology)

Since 1999

ASTRO (American Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology)

Since 2006

PTCOG (Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group)

Since 2007

Active member of the EORTC Quality of Life Group

Since 2013

Active member of the GEC-ESTRO (European Brachytherapy Society), Breast Cancer Working Group

Selected publications

2021

Pelak MJ, Flechl B, Mumot M, Galalae R, Tubin S, Hug E, Lütgendorf-Caucig C (2021) The value of SSTR2 receptor-targeted PET/CT in proton irradiation of grade I meningioma. Cancers; Sept. 2021 in press (manuscript ID: cancers-1343510)

2021

Greimel E, Nagele E, Lanceley A, et al. EORTC Quality of Life Group. (2021) Psychometric validation of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer – Quality of Life Questionnaire Sexual health (EORTC QLQ-SH22).
Eur J Cancer 2021; 154(2): 235-245.

2021

Singer S, Hammerlid E, Tomaszewska IM, et al. EORTC Quality of Life Group and the EORTC Head and Neck Cancer Group. (2021) Methodological approach for determining the Minimal Important Difference Change scores for the Performance of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Head and Neck Module (EORTC QLQ-HN43) exemplified by the Swallowing scale.
Qual Life Res Epub 05 July 2021

2021

Tharavichitkul E, Muangwong P, Chakrabandhu S, et al. (2021) Comparison of clinical outcomes achieved with image-guided adaptive brachytherapy for cervix cancer using CT or transabdominal ultrasound.
Brachytherapy, 20(3): 543-549.

2021

Hannoun-Lévi JM, Gal J, Van Limbergen E, et al. (2021) Salvage Mastectomy Versus Second Conservative Treatment for Second Ipsilateral Breast Tumor Event: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Analysis of the GEC-ESTRO Breast Cancer Working Group Database.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 110(2): 452-461.

2020

Domankevich V, Efrati M, Schmidt M, et al. (2020) RIG-1-Like Receptor Activation Synergizes With Intratumoral Alpha Radiation to Induce Pancreatic Tumor Rejection, Triple-Negative Breast Metastases Clearance, and Antitumor Immune Memory in Mice.
Front Oncol. 2020 Jul 17; 10:990. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00990. eCollection 2020.

2020

Murakami N, Nakamura S, Kashihara T, Kato T, et al. (2020) Hyaluronic acid gel injection in rectovaginal septum reduced incidence of rectal bleeding in brachytherapy for gynecological malignancies.
Brachytherapy. 2020 Mar-Apr; 19(2):154-161.

2020

Galalae R, Hannoun-Lévi JM. (2020) Accelerated partial breast irradiation by brachytherapy: present evidence and future developments. (On invitation of the Japanese Society of Oncology)
Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2020 Jul 9; 50(7):743-752.