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Gary Love had been retired two years when he first noticed the strange, draining feeling in his head. He went to the doctor, thinking it was a sinus infection. It wasn’t.

Nancy P. Mendenhall, M.D., medical director of the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute and associate chair of the UF department of radiation oncology, is the recipient of a James E. Lockwood Professorship.

With the snip of scissors during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 12 at the UF Cancer & Genetics Research Complex, a new era in the treatment of breast cancer in Florida began. The ceremony introduced the Intrabeam system at Shands at UF medical center, an intraoperative radiation technology available at fewer…

The University of Florida Radiation Oncology Outcomes Tracking Seminar is being held Friday, Feb 24, and Saturday, Feb 25, 2012. The keynote speaker will be W. Robert Lee from Duke University Medical Center. A concurrent radiation therapists meeting will also be held. For more information, email Jessica Kirwan.

Yao Dai Ph.D., Kyungmi Bae Ph.D. and Dietmar W. Siemann Ph.D. had their paper listed in the issue highlights of the current issue of International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

We are happy to announce that our patient satisfaction survey results for the last quarter show 100% excellent ratings for “Overall Quality for Service and Care Received!”…

Congratulations to Dr. Mei Zhang who received the Melvin H. Knisely Award at a recent ISOTT meeting. It was established in 1983 to honor Dr. Knisely’s accomplishments in the field of the transport of oxygen and other metabolites and anabolites in the human body. Over the years, he has…

As part of an internal outcomes FY10 study for all Shands affiliates, Radiation Oncology at Shands Medical Plaza was recently awarded 5 stars for customer service. With a 96% satisfaction rating, the Department of Radiation Oncology is proud to provide its patients with effective, personalized, and caring treatment.