Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute Announces New Leadership

The Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI) board of directors, in discussion with the Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) and Clarian Health, announced the programmatic incorporation of MPRI into the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center and the IUSM Department of Radiation Oncology. MPRI will continue as part of the comprehensive suite of cancer services offered to patients within the portfolio of Clarian... Read More

Non-Evasive MPRI Cancer Proton Treatment Draws Widespread Patient Praise

Now treating more than 50 patients a day, the converted cyclotron at the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI) is “making an extraordinary difference,” according to cancer patients and MPRI officials. ... Read More

Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute Treats 100th Pediatric Patient

On Tuesday, July 21, 11 year-old Jonathan Nugent and Bloomington’s Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI), shared an important milestone: as the young boy from Valparaiso, Ind., completed his 13th and final proton therapy session, he became the 100th pediatric patient to complete treatment at MPRI since opening in February 2004.

The occasion was cause for a celebration, complete with cake and a gift card for Jonathan, who was diagnosed... Read More

Physicist joins staff of MPRI and Indiana University School of Medicine

Chee-Wai Cheng, Ph.D. has been named director director of physics at the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI). Dr. Cheng, a fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, has spent more than two decades working in radiation oncology, most recently as chief physicist at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, N.J. He also has served as a member of the faculty at the Harvard Medical School and at The University of... Read More

Fomer MPRI patient’s experience featured as a Mutual of Omaha “aha moment”

Mutual of Omaha produced an "aha moment" on their Website of a former MPRI patient and his life changing experience with MPRI and Jill's House (a facility that provides housing and support to MPRI patients) . Click the play button on the photo to view the full clip. ... Read More

MPRI, IU School of Medicine Physicist Selected as Fellow of American College of Medical Physics

Indra J. Das, Ph.D., vice chair and professor director of medical physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Indiana University School of Medicine and overseeing physics at Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute was named a fellow of the American College of Medical Physics (ACMP). Dr. Das also is a researcher within the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center.

Dr. Das, who is a fellow with four other medical... Read More

Dr. Indra Das diccusses MPRI’s research initiatives

The Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute is one of only a few proton centers in the United States. As such, it isn't merely a place where doctors treat the sick, but it also a center of burgeoning research, where medical scientists and physicists can fine-tune and innovate proton radiotherapy techniques for the benefit of patients. ... Read More

MPRI President and CEO Dr. Peter Johnstone discusses his work with accupunture

Sound Medicine, the award-winning weekly public radio program, featured an interview with Barbara Lewis and Dr. Peter Johnstone (MPRI’s president and CEO), where he discusses his work with acupuncture in the treatment of cancer. ... Read More

Of Hope and Light

INSIDE (an Indiana University student magazine) featured an article on the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility and the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute. The feature includes an interview with Dr. Allan Thornton (MPRI’s medical director) and Phil Thompson (a prostate cancer survivor and former IU Cyclotron employee). ... Read More

The Power of Proton Therapy

Symmetry Magazine, a joint Fermilab/SLAC publication, featured an article on proton therapy. Images from MPRI are included in the article. ... Read More