We are happy that you have chosen to receive treatment at Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center! We believe you will find the Bloomington community to be friendly and welcoming, and we will do our best to provide you with extraordinary care and with information you need to make your stay here as comfortable as possible.

Our therapy and nursing team members are available at anytime during your treatment to address questions on concerns. Once a week, you will have an appointment with a member of the nursing staff and one of our radiation oncologists for your weekly status check. This appointment gives you an opportunity to discuss how your treatments are proceeding, to denote any changes in your health, and to ask questions about your plan.

General Information About Scheduling

We ask for your understanding and support as we meet the needs of all patients under treatment. While we do our best to accommodate everyone’s schedule, there are certain scheduling parameters. Every Friday, you will be given your appointment times for the next week. Because of varying patient needs, treatment times can change from day to day.

• Treatments are generally scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and are based on patient volume.
• Pediatric anesthesia appointments are always scheduled for the early morning. Because these patients need to go without food or water before treatment, it is essential to give them priority.
• Patients with other physician appointments, surgeries, or are receiving chemotherapy while under treatment, will receive high priority in requesting specific appointment times.
• If you are working, commuting, or have special transportation needs for treatments, we will do our best to adjust your schedule to accommodate your needs.
• There are few occasions in which we will treat patients on weekends due to holidays and scheduled maintenance days.
• Unfortunately there are occasions of mechanical failure or other treatment delays that cause us to get behind on the schedule. Every effort will be made to contact you and reschedule your treatment time to lessen wait time at our facility.
• With the majority of our patients coming from out of town, we have multiple requests for “early Friday/late Monday” appointments to accommodate weekend travel. Because of anesthesia, surgeries, and chemotherapy appointments, we cannot accommodate every request.

Making Your Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center Experience Enjoyable

• We provide a wide variety of music to listen to during your treatment. Each treatment room is equipped with CD players and MP3/iPod docking stations. If we do not have your preferred music selection, you may bring in your own CDs or MP3/iPod.
• You will be instructed at your planning CT scan/mold appointment as to what clothing to wear for your treatment. For those patients that have a treatment mask, we typically suggest a “no collar” shirt so that it does not bunch up and affect the mask position. For prostate patients, you will need to wear a gown provided by us.
• On Fridays, pediatric patients are invited to select a toy or gift card from the Treasure Shelf.
• There are always activities to enjoy during your stay in Bloomington. A calendar is available to showcase community and Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center events.