Who We Are
The Department of Radiation Oncology is a department of the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. We are the leading provider of radiation therapy services in Arkansas and are dedicated to research and to the education and training of the next generation of experts in our field.
An integral part of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s multi-disciplinary approach to cancer treatment, the department is housed in a state-of-the art facility at the UAMS campus. We service not only the UAMS Medical Center, but also Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital.
The Radiation Oncology Center is outfitted with cutting edge technology which includes state-of-the art Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators, ACCURAY Tomotherapy HDA, Brainlab Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Nucletron intracavitary/interstitial Brachytherapy and spatially fractionated GRID radiotherapy. Intensity Modulation Radiation Therapy was first introduced in the state of Arkansas by our faculty. Image guided radiotherapy provides added value in localizing the target with very high accuracy.
The Department of Radiation Oncology has a very active clinical, teaching, and research program. Our cutting edge technology, combined with our research efforts and in house development has allowed us to provide aggressive and innovative treatment options to our patients. Our training programs include a residency in Medical Physics, which enables us to train new scientists to the latest and most modern techniques in the fight against cancer.
News & Announcements
Dr. Gary Lewis and Team Were Awarded First Place in ABR Shark Tank proposal
Dr. Gary Lewis, Dr. Arpan Prabu, and Melissa Peterman, RN, were awarded first place in the ABR Shark Tank competition with their proposal: “Using Virtual Reality to improve the patient experience during gynecologic brachytherapy.” The judging was a combination of audience reaction and a panel vote. For patients with advanced cervical cancer, radiation therapy using […]
Dr. Narayanasamy Earns Educator of the Year Award
Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO) sponsors the annual Educator of the Year Award to recognize outstanding teachers and mentors of radiation oncology residents. Residents from all radiation oncology programs were given the opportunity to select one faculty member from their program for the award. Outstanding educators included faculty from physics, biology, and the […]
Dr. Gary Lewis Awarded a Grant for Medical Student Education
The Medical Education Foundation for Arkansas (MEFFA) was established by the Arkansas Medical Society in 1959 to provide grants to support education for medical students in Arkansas. MEFFA has given a series of annual grants to the College of Medicine each year since 1959. The grants are intended to provide support for educational projects/equipment/programs that involve […]