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Education
The Department of Radiation Oncology offers MD courses, medical and physics residency programs, and undergraduate radiation therapy training—all taught by accomplished experts in this field of medicine.
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Research
The Radiation Oncology team is engaged in a wide range of clinical trials and research projects that leverage collaborative partnerships across traditional academic boundaries, modern facilities at IU School of Medicine and a dynamic biomedical industry in Indiana.
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Clinical Care
Faculty educators in the Department of Radiation Oncology offer individualized cancer treatments for each patient. Technologically advanced procedures include stereotactic radiosurgery, radioactive seed implantation, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, and volumetric arc therapy.
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Rich C. Zellars, MD
Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology
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Maria Walker MA, RT (R) (T)
Director, Radiation Therapy Program