In the News
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Super baskets cheer kids at IU Health Proton Therapy Center
02/02/12 | Bloomington Herald-TimesWith ziplining, concerts and untold celebrity sightings, downtown Indianapolis is no doubt filled with excitement as fans eagerly await Sunday's Super Bowl XLVI. But on Wednesday, volunteers brought a little of that excitement to some children at the IU Health Proton Therapy Center in the form of gift baskets filled with games, books, sports memorabilia and more. ... Read More
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Ivy Tech Bloomington Selected as Finalist for National Community College Futures Assembly Award
01/17/12 | Ivy Tech Community College NewsBLOOMINGTON – Ivy Tech Community College’s Bloomington campus has been competitively selected as a finalist to present at the annual Community College Futures Assembly on the conference theme, “Leading through Innovation,” in Orlando, Fla. from January 28-31, 2012. Ivy Tech Bloomington’s program, “Nation’s First Proton Therapy Specialist Certifications” was selected among nine other community college finalists, nationwide, in contest for the prestigious Bellwether Award for Workforce Development. ... Read More
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Nursing group creates student community
12/06/11 | Indiana Daily StudentThe Indiana University Student Nurses Association completed a service project at Jill's House, a housing facility for IU Health Proton Therapy Center patients. To learn more about their experience, check out the article. ... Read More
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Former IU radiation oncology chairman dies
12/05/11 | School of Medicine NewsINDIANAPOLIS -- James G. Morphis II, M.D., 62, a leader at the Indiana University School of Medicine died unexpectedly Wednesday, Nov. 30. Dr. Morphis lead the Indiana University Department of Radiation Oncology as interim chair from November 2004 until he was named chair and William A. Mitchell Professor of Radiation Oncology in April 2006. ... Read More
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Ohio River Valley Chapter of the AAPM Announces New Officers
11/21/11 | ORVC-AAPM NewswireIU Health Proton Therapy Center Senior Medical Physicist Chris Allgower is names president-elect 2012 for the Ohio River Valley Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine ... Read More
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Calendar sales to benefit pediatric cancer research
10/14/11 | TonyPedregon.comWe thrilled to announce that Tony & Andrea Pedregon and their Foundation will be supporting the IU School of Medicine's Department of Radiation Oncology and the IU Health Proton Therapy Center. Proceeds from this year’s “Families of the NHRA” calendar will be used for pediatric cancer research initiatives. Thank you to the Pedregons and all who purchase a calender in support of these efforts! ... Read More
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Men fight prostate cancer with new and emerging therapies
09/20/11 | Jounal and CourierFor Andrew Ehrmann, every new therapy offers the chance to live another day. The 50-year-old Frankfort man was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer about four years ago. ... Read More
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Younger patients being treated at IU Health Proton Therapy
09/13/11 | Herald Times | Download as a PDFDuring the past 14 months, the IU Health Proton Therapy Center has added two pediatric radiation oncologists to its staff, and plans to add a third one by the end of the year. ...
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Das Honored with ASTRO Fellowship
07/25/11 | IU School of Medicine NewsIndra J. Das, Ph.D., professor of radiation oncology at the Indiana University School of Medicine, has been named a 2011 Fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology. The induction ceremony will be in October during ASTRO's 53rd Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. ... Read More
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Life’s obstacles don’t keep New Baltimore boy down
06/22/11 | The VoiceIt was only a few months ago that Nathan Fecteau, 5, was diagnosed with a form of cancer that attacked a portion of his brain. Since then Nathan has temporarily moved from his New Baltimore home to stay at a treatment center in Bloomington, Ind., but he hasn't lost the spirit or attitude that makes him who he is - which his mother says is not a typical 5-year-old. ... Read More