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NIU planning cutting-edge
cancer center in DuPage
World-class facility will conduct research, offer proton therapy
West Chicago, Ill. — Northern
Illinois University today announced plans to build a world-class
cancer treatment and research center in Chicago’s western suburbs
that will provide state-of-the-art proton therapy to patients across
the Midwest.
The university has received $3.3 million in federal funding to begin
formal planning for a non-profit proton therapy center at the DuPage
National Technology Park in West Chicago. The park is contiguous to
the northern boundary of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory,
which in the late 1980s developed the first proton-therapy
accelerator for use in cancer treatment.
Proton therapy is an advanced, highly effective form of radiation
treatment, utilizing proton beams to treat cancer. Non-invasive and
painless, it is a preferred treatment in many adult and pediatric
cancers. Although the treatment is covered by numerous insurance
plans, it is currently unavailable in Illinois.
“The proton therapy center will be a major resource for cancer
patients in the Chicago area, Illinois and the Midwest,” NIU
President John Peters said. “The center will also establish the
state as a worldwide leader in cancer treatment and research using
particle accelerator technologies that were pioneered right here in
Illinois.”
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Newly published theory is making NIU physicists spin with delight
September 7, 2006 - DeKalb,
Ill. — Physicists at Northern Illinois University have
devised a potentially groundbreaking theory demonstrating how to
control the spin of particles without using superconducting magnets—a
development that could advance the field of spintronics and bring
scientists a step closer to quantum computing. (Read
more)
Crystal Lake 4th-grade teacher selected to participate in Antarctic
research program
August 31, 2006 - DeKalb, Ill. —Fourth-grade
teacher Betty Trummel is willing to go to the ends of the earth
to make learning an adventure for her students. Toward that end,
she’s headed to the Antarctic this fall—again. (Read
more)
NIU physicist leads team of researchers
honored for one of world’s top R&D innovations of 2005
August 29, 2006 - DeKalb, Ill - Zhili Xiao stands
at the forefront of something really big—and something unimaginably
small.
The Northern Illinois University physicist is making
major advances in the world of nanoscience, where researchers are
developing materials, electronics and machines so small they approach
atomic scale. (Read
more)
National Science Foundation boosts research
of NIU chemist
August 28, 2006 - DeKalb, Ill. - The National Science
Foundation is showing keen interest in the research of NIU chemist
Petr Vanýsek and University of Illinois at Chicago physicist
Mark Schlossman. The two scientists are breaking new ground in understanding
why liquids, such as oil and water, don’t mix. (Read
more)
NIU
prof's accelerator project aims to put DeKalb on the high-tech fast
track
External
Awards Increase in Fiscal Year 2005z
NIU
hybrid vehicles displayed at congressional hearing
NIU
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology celebrates 20th
year
NIU
Geologists Garner Award to Study Climate Change in Antarctica
Top
Vietnamese scholars will study at NIU
NIU
aids launch of high-tech sensor company
Research
helps open door to nanoscale machines
NIU
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology and UGS expand
opportunities for future engineers
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