Department of Radiation Oncology | Carver College of Medicine

Welcome to The Department of Radiation Oncology

Skilled professionals committed to delivering compassionate patient care, advancing research, and providing education through the integration of radiation medicine, free radical science, physics, and advanced imaging.

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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

Howard Lab breaks through DIPG’s resistance

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Innovative device could transform patient experience for intensive bladder cancer therapy

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Jennifer Brown

UI Health Care team invents device for less invasive, more convenient chemotherapy delivery

Yu awarded the Larry W. Oberley Award in Radiation Oncology

Friday, October 10, 2025

Carver College of Medicine Events

ACB Seminar Series - Joy James & Dr. Emma Thornell

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 9:30am to 10:30am

Bowen Science Building

Joy James, a Cell and Developmental Biology Student in the Stephens Lab, will present a seminar titled “Pro-inflammatory Cytokines Mediate Early Β-cell Dysfunction In Type 1 Diabetes."

Dr. Emma Thornell, a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, will present a seminar titled “Sustainable Science: Integrating Sustainability and Innovation in Biomedical Research."

Hardin Open Workshops - PubMed (Zoom)

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am

Virtual

This hands-on session will help you improve your searching through best practices for basic and advanced searching and show you features for saving or exporting citations. The session will also help you understand medical subject headings (MeSH) and how they improve your search as well as the benefits of a MyNCBI account.

PLEASE NOTE:

Enrollment in HOW is open to all University of Iowa affiliates and residents of the state of Iowa. Advance registration is required for Zoom classes, though walk-ins...