The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Team Science Award supports new cancer-focused research between Cancer Institute members. The funding supports multi-PI teams pursuing new avenues of cancer research that will accelerate the collection of data for NCI grant submissions and cancer-relevant publications. Dr. Adam Wolfe, Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology, and co-investigators Drs. Isabelle Racine […]

Radiation Oncology resident Dr. Arpan Prabhu was awarded a travel grant to attend the 2022 American College of Radiology (ACR) Annual Meeting. This grant is supported by CARROS (the ACR radiation oncology chapter), ACR, and individual members of the CARROS executive committee. This meeting provides an opportunity to develop a national consensus on radiation oncology issues […]

Dr. Fen Xia, UAMS Department of Radiation Oncology, and members of Radiation Oncology sign the final beam for the new $65 million Proton Therapy Center scheduled to be complete in 2023, the state’s first and one of only 40 nationwide. Proton therapy uses high-energy beams to target tumors in hard-to-reach areas without damaging surrounding tissue. […]

Radiation Oncology Resident, Dr. Arpan Prabhu, presented two posters at the American College of Radiation Oncologists (ACRO) national meeting. Dr. Prabhu presented his poster: Re-irradiation of recurrent head and neck cancers using pulsed reduced dose-rate radiotherapy: an institutional series and YouTube as a Source of Information on Radiation Therapy.

Medical student, Caleb Nissen, presented his research on the risk associated with cranial radiation treatment-induced necrosis at the American College of Radiation Oncologists (ACRO) national meeting. Caleb worked with Dr. Jun Ying, Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Gary Lewis, and Radiation Oncology Department Chair, Dr. Fen Xia, to write his research and present his abstract at the […]

Radiation Oncology resident Dr. Arpan Prabhu is one of 10 residents nationwide to receive a Novocure Travel Grant to attend the American College of Radiation Oncology meeting this year. The ACRO Annual Meeting is taking place March 9-12 at The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort.  ACRO is excited to support resident participation in their signature event […]

By Marty Trieschmann The Radiation Oncology Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received the highest national accreditation from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The center, which is part of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, is the only radiation oncology center in the state to be granted full accreditation by […]

By Marty Trieschmann Jan. 6, 2022 | Kirk West, Ph.D., a Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute researcher, is the first UAMS scientist to be awarded the prestigious American Cancer Society (ACS) Postdoctoral Fellowship. Only 14% of ACS fellowships are funded from a nationwide pool of applicants. The three-year fellowship will help fund West’s research on the […]

Radiation Oncology resident Dr. Arpan Prabhu is one of only 10 residents and fellows nationwide to receive an Alpha Omega Alpha Postgraduate Fellowship Award this year. Dr. Prabhu will use the award from the national medical honor society to further his research into the use of virtual reality technology to improve the patient experience and […]