Dr. Walter G. O’Dell, from the Department of Radiation Oncology, and Dr. Julie Bradley, from the Department of Radiation Oncology and the University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute, were awarded a $1.4 million grant by the Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program for their project…
Dr. Paul Okunieff, Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, was awarded a grant by the Florida Space Institute (FSI) for his project titled, “Measurement of Individual Carcinogenesis Risk after Solar or Cosmic Radiation Exposure.” The Florida Space Institute aims to support space research, development, and education activities within…
The University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute (UFHPTI) has announced plans for a $39 million expansion. The expansion will include system upgrades and plans to increase the number of cancer patients and types of cancer UFHPTI is able to treat. UFHPTI has signed several agreements with the following groups:…
The 46th Annual Radiation Oncology Outcomes Tracking Seminar will be held from February 26-27, 2016, at the Best Western Gateway Grand. Our invited speaker this year is Robert L. Foote, MD. Visit the seminar homepage for details.
The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Florida is excited to learn that three of our faculty have been named “Top Cancer Doctors 2015” by Newsweek Health. Randal Henderson, M.D., for excellence in the treatment of gynecologic cancer, head and neck cancer, lung cancer and prostate cancer…
Dr. Julie Bradley, a member of the Department of Radiation Oncology based at the UF Proton Therapy Institute, was awarded a $50,000 grant by the Ocala Royal Dames for her study, “Prospective Pilot Study of Early Markers of Radiation-Induced Cardiac Injury in Patients with Left-Sided Breast Cancer Receiving Photon or…
Congratulations to Dr. Zhenhuan Zhang, a postdoctoral fellow in the Okunieff Lab, who was awarded the prestigious Scholar-in-Training (SIT) Travel Award for the Radiation Research Society (RRS). Dr. Zhang’s abstract was chosen from among almost 150 submitted abstracts. He will represent the department at the upcoming RRS annual meeting.
Dr. Nancy P. Mendenhall, medical director of the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, is proud to announce the launch of the International Journal of Particle Therapy (IJPT), the official journal of the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group, which is an international society of physicians, physicists, and dosimetrists interested in…
On February 22, 2014, the UF Department of Radiation Oncology celebrated its 50th anniversary with reflections by Drs. William Mendenhall (class of 1982), Paul Okunieff, Michael Good, Nancy Mendenhall (class of 1984), Robert Amdur (class of 1989), Alan Porter (1974), and Doug Fein (class of 1993). These speakers were joined…
The UFHCC Top Team Effort Award is meant to reward work groups for achieving challenging goals and making significant, positive impact on organizational business, research and/or patient care objectives. UF Health Jacksonville’s Head and Neck Cancer Program, led by Rui P. Fernandes, M, DMD, FACS, was honored with this year’s…
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