The University of Iowa Department of Radiation Oncology faculty and staff take pride in employing the most up-to-date techniques for diagnosis and treatment, advancing the field of radiation oncology through first-rate research and development, and delivering superior education and training to the next generation of clinicians.

# 1

Department in patient satisfaction at University of Iowa Health Care

Radiation Oncology was rated as the leader in patient satisfaction for the last four years by the patients whom we treat.

The Only

Department in the region to use the MR-Linac for patient treatment

The Elekta Unity MR-Linac was the third of its kind to be commissioned in the US.

News

Department Featured in KWQC Segment on Cancer Care Access in the Quad Cities

Thursday, July 16, 2026
University of Iowa Health Care radiation oncology was featured in a recent KWQC-TV6 segment examining the role of local treatment access in cancer care across the Quad Cities.

Andrean Simons-Burnett, PhD, Awarded $50,000 AYA Cancer Program Grant

Monday, July 6, 2026
Andrean Simons-Burnett, PhD, earns a $50,000 AYA Cancer Program grant to advance head and neck cancer research for patients with Fanconi anemia.

James Byrne, MD, PhD, Takes Top Prize at 2026 V Scholar Summit Collaborative Challenge

Friday, May 15, 2026
James Byrne, MD, PhD, wins top prize at the 2026 V Foundation V Scholar Summit collaborative challenge, earning $10,000 in research funding.

Carver College of Medicine Events

REDCap Data Handling

Thursday, September 10, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the sixth and final step in the REDCap training series. In this training we won't use REDCap at all. Instead, we will cover ways to view and manage your exported REDCap data in Microsoft Excel and Sublime Text such as:

Populating data from one Excel sheet to another with vlookup()

Seeing specific data with column sorting and filtering

Ensuring data is cohesive by creating tables

Looking at how data relates to other data by creating pivot tables

Transforming unusable data to a usable format...

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Science Thursdays Blood Drive

Thursday, September 10, 2026 11:00am to 3:00pm
Medical Education Research Facility
The DeGowin Blood Center is hosting a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 10th, 2026 at the MERF atrium. Help the University of Iowa climb the Abbott & Big Ten We Give Blood Drive leaderboard and received a special-edition t-shirt from Abbott, while supplies last!

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds 9/10/2026

Thursday, September 10, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
General Hospital

Studying the Care We Actually Deliver: Advancing Health Services Research in the Department of Internal Medicine
Michihiko Goto, MD, MS, FACP

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Biomedical & Health Informatics Community Meeting

Thursday, September 10, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
September 10, 2026 Seminar: Clinical Decision Support: An Improvement Science and Human Factors Based Approach
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Iowa ReSpectacle Back to School Donation Drive

Thursday, September 10 to Friday, September 25, 2026 (all day)
Medical Education Research Facility
Donate used glasses to be recycled and redistributed across the globe during the back-to-school season! Drop-off locations are available from Aug. 24 to Sept. 25 across the University of Iowa campuses and clinics.

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