1,000th Patient Completes Treatment at MPRI

Bloomington, Ind. – Twelve-year-old Natalie Crum of Ohio is the 1,000th patient to complete treatment at the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI). The soon-to-be-sixth grader spent six weeks of her summer in Bloomington, Ind., undergoing proton therapy for a slow-growing brain tumor originally diagnosed when she was just two years old.

“Our goal in treating Natalie was to make sure her tumor no longer grows and to minimize the risks... Read More

Jeffrey Buchsbaum, M.D., Joins Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institue

Physician Specializes in Treating Children, Tumors of Head, Neck and Brain

Bloomington, Ind. – Jeffrey Craig Buchsbaum, M.D., Ph.D., A.M., has joined the radiation oncology team at the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI). Buchsbaum is one of six radiation oncologists who will specialize in proton therapy treatment plans at MPRI. His position also includes an appointment to the Indiana University School of Medicine’s Department of... Read More

MPRI Therapists Receive Ivy Tech Proton Certification

Bloomington, Ind. – Seven radiation therapists on staff at the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI) have earned a Proton Therapy Specialist Certificate through Ivy Tech Community College — Bloomington. The certificate program is the first-of-its-kind training program aimed at preparing radiation therapists to work in the rapidly expanding and specialized field of proton therapy. It can be completed in one to three semesters and... Read More

IU Simon Cancer Center physician/researcher heads American Radium Society

A physician/researcher at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center has been named president of the American Radium Society ... Read More

Clarian to Announce Bold Vision that Clearly Defines Statewide Focus

After launching the most significant customer and market research in the history of Clarian Health – which included gaining insight from nearly 1,400 of its patients and their families, referring physicians and staff members throughout the state – Clarian is announcing an historic change to more clearly define its mission and statewide focus.

Clarian will change its name to Indiana University Health effective early 2011. Indiana University... Read More

New physics center, leadership announced for IU Cyclotron Facility

MPRI President and CEO Dr. Peter Johnstone, and chair of the IU School of Medicine's Department of Radiation Oncology, assumes responsibility over operations at the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility. ... Read More

America’s Top Doctors for Cancer recognizes 19 IU Simon Cancer Center physicians

Indiana University School of Medicine announced 19 physicians with the IU School of Medicine were recognized as the best in their field by Castle Connolly in America's Top Doctors for Cancer. Included in the group was Dr. Allan Thornton (MPRI’s medical director). ... Read More

Proton Therapy Spares Healthy Tissue, Organs

Journey: A newsletter from the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center produced an article on MPRI and the work being done with pediatric patients and prostate cancer patients Proton Therapy Spares Healthy Tissue, Organs. ... Read More

Former MPRI patient recognized for his volunteer work

The American Society for Radiation Oncology has selected Gunnery Sgt. Edward Schrank as its 2009 Survivor Circle Award winner. Schrank will be presented with his award and $1,000 during the Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, during ASTRO’s 51st Annual Meeting taking place November 1-5, 2009, at McCormick Place West in Chicago. ... Read More

Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute Expands Regional Cancer Partnership

Cancer patients coming to the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville (UofL) for treatment now have a new weapon to fight their disease. UofL has entered into an agreement with the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI), an affiliate program within the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, to provide proton therapy for patients who will benefit from the technology.

UofL is the only health care... Read More