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Radiation Medicine
OHSU's main campus sits just minutes away from the heart of Portland, Oregon's largest city. Located atop Marquam Hill, OHSU overlooks the Willamette River valley, downtown Portland, and Portland's eastside. Commanding views from the hill capture Mt. Hood to the east, Mt. St. Helens to the north, and the lush reach of the Willamette River basin. |
Directions to OHSU on Marquam Hill |
Driving From the north Go south on I-5 to The Dalles/Salem exit (I-405) south. Follow the directions below for From the West . Follow the signs to OHSU Hospital.
From the south Go north on I-5 towards Portland. As you approach the city, follow the Beaverton/City Center signs. Take the SW 6th Avenue exit and follow the blue hospitals signs. Get into the left lane IMMEDIATELY and turn left on SW Hall and left again on SW Broadway. Get in the right lane immediately, following the blue hospital signs. Stay on SW 6th as it turns into Sam Jackson Park Road, past the Carousel Restaurant and up the hill to OHSU.
From the east Go west on I-84 to the junction with I-5. Cross the Marquam Bridge. Follow the signs to City Center/Beaverton. Take the SW 6th Avenue exit and follow the directions under From the South. Follow the signs to OHSUHospital.
From the west Go east on Highway 26/Sunset Highway toward Portland. Follow signs to The Dalles/Salem (I-405) south. Go through the tunnel, staying in the right hand lane. Take the SW 6th Avenue exit. Turn right onto SW 6th. Stay on SW 6th as it turns into Sam Jackson Park Road, past the Carousel Restaurant and up the hill to OHSU. Follow the signs to OHSU Hospital. |
The No. 8 bus coming from downtown Portland serves OHSU. Take the No. 8 bus labeled "Jackson Park" heading south from downtown.
Buses run from the downtown transit mall on Fifth Avenue and on SW Broadway every 15 minutes during weekdays and every half hour in the evenings and on Saturdays. Call Tri-Met at 503-238-RIDE during weekday office hours for help with specific bus routes and stops. A computerized trip planner is just outside the lobby of OHSU Hospital. |
You may also try MapQuest for directions and maps customized for your location. |
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Recent News - Construction pictures of the new Department of Radiation Medicine. (3/21/07) (53.8 MB)
See pictures of new equipment being delivered here.
View architect renderings 1 & 2 of the waiting room of the new Dept.
- Dept. chair, Dr. Thomas to present at 2007 Northwest Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons annual meeting. (5/31/07)
- Holman Pathway Chief Resident awarded N.L. Tartar Research Fellowship. (5/30/07)
- Dr. Thomas to co-present at department of orthopedics & rehabiliation medicine grand rounds, October 1st, 2007.
- Department's initiatives to increase diversity are cited. (5/25/07)
- Dr. Thomas is shown at the Thymic Neoplasm Workshop held at the Hudson Hotel on March 16, 2007 in New York City. (5/3/07)
- Department represented at Annual SMA Gala. (5/1/07)
- Department Postgraduate 2007-08 RSNA Research Grants Receive 100% Success. (4/24/07)
- Dr. Thomas lobby's Oregon senators at Capitol Hill for ASTRO Advocacy Day 2007. (4/17/07)
- Cancer Prevention & Control Seminar Series, April 25, 2007. (4/16/07)
- ASRT Education and Research Foundation Awards Varian Radiation Therapy Student Scholarship to RTT program trainee. (4/2/07)
- DR. MCDONALD, RESIDENT PHYSICIAN, IS PI OF RECENTLY FUNDED MRF GRANT. (3/20/07)
- Holman Pathway Resident receives 5th ASCO Merit Award. (3/14/07)
- Thai Society of Vascular & Interventional Radiology colleagues visit the Department in March 2007. (3/12/07)
- Dr. Glazer presented a joint seminar, on behalf of the Department's of Molecular and Medical Genetics and Radiation Medicine.(3/2/07)
- Department research on thymic neoplasms is accepted for presentation. (2/23/07)
- DR. FUSS PROGRAM LEADER IN IGRT, IS CO-PI OF RECENTLY FUNDED R-01 GRANT. (12/26/06)
- Faculty member to address 12th Annual Women's Health Conference on April 28, 2007.(12/13/06)
- Faculty member invited to address the 12th World Conference on Lung Cancer in September 2007. (12/6/06)
- Holman Pathway Resident receives 4th ASCO Merit Award.
(11/29/06) - Recent photo's of the Peter Kohler Pavilion tram construction. (10/23/06)
- A NEW RECORD for OHSU! 15 abstract to be presented at the annual ASTRO meeting.
- Resident Alumnus, Dr. Kurt Straube, visits Dept.(11/16/06)
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Guest Lectures
- Dr. Indrin Chetty will be a Visiting Faculty Scholar on July 16, 2007.
- Dr. James Baleter was a visting Faculty on March 30, 2007.
- Dr. Lisa Kachnic will be a Visiting Faculty Scholar on May 15, 2007.
- Dr. Zhenrong Cui, Ph.D., presented “New applications in using synthetic dsRNA for tumor therapy” on Feburary 12th. View his presentation here.
- Dr. Cui is shown here with Dr. Kaurin, displaying a permanent Department plaque of appreciation that includes his engraved name imperpituity.
- Dr. Gerbail T. Krishnamurthy, M.D., presented "Quantification of global and regional liver and gallbladder function..." on Feburary 13th.
- Dr. David Raben, MD, presented “The Evolving Role in Targeted Therapy and Radiation in Cancer Management” on Feburary 15th.
- Dr. David Raben was a Visiting Faculty Scholar on February 15, 2007.
- Yue Cao, PhD was a Visiting Faculty Scholar to the Dept on Monday, December 11, 2006.
- Dr. Amod Saxena was a Visiting Faculty Scholar on Thursday, December 7, 2006.
- Li-Chung Ku, PhD, from the Division of Medical Physics, gave a lecture on October 30, 2006, in our Department.
- (Grace) Ge Zeng, PhD, from the Division of Medical Physics, gave a lecture on October 27, 2006, in our Department.
- Dr. Sung-Yong Park from the National Cancer Center in S. Korea visited in October 2006.
- Dr. AJ Mundt was a Visiting Faculty Scholar to the Department on Tuesday, December 12, 2006.
- Dr. Bradley Prestidge will be a Visiting Faculty Scholar on Monday, November 20, 2006.
- Mr. Robert Koffie was a Visiting Scholar to the Department recently.
- Dr. Steven Jiang from the Harvard medical physics group, was Visiting Faculty Scholar in our Department.
- Dr. Joseph Rajendran to be Visiting Faculty Scholar to Dept. in Jan. 2007.
- Dr. Alpaslan Mayadagli, leader from leading Istanbul radiation oncology center spoke to Dept.
- Dr. Robert Ullrich spoke on "GENOMIC INSTABILITY & RADIATION-INDUCED MAMMARY CANCER."
- Samuel Wang, MD, PhD, presented on the topic, "A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ADJUVANT CHEMORADIATION THERAPY FOLLOWING SURGERY FOR GASTRIC ADENOCARCINOMA."
- Dr. Chandan Guha spoke on "Preparative Irradiation for Liver Cell Transplantation."
- Peter M. Glazer, MD, PhD will be Visiting Faculty on April 2007.
- Dr. Martin Fuss spoke on "Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Spinal and Paraspinal Tumors."
- Dr. Mohan spoke on "TNF-alpha regulated ROS signaling acts as a potential bystander mediator in radiation-induced genomic instability."
- Dr. C.D. Fuller,MD,PhD-C spoke about "Image-Guided Positional Verification for IMRT."
- Dr. Balter talked about "Dynamic Models in Radiation Therapy."
- Dr. Pena talked about "Radiation Protection by Synthetic Cytokine Analogs."
- Dr. Mack Roach was a Visiting Faculty Scholar to the Department.
- Dr. William Regine was a Visiting Faculty Scholar to the Department.
- Dr. Todd J. Scarbrough visited the Department in July 2006 to present "Image Guided Radiation Therapy: Overview, Data, & Examples".
Post-Graduate Lecture Series
2006 2007
Department Presentations
Articles, Journal, and Book Publications
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