• Young scientists celebrate academic rite of passage
• 10-year road map will build on the strengths of the organization
• National Institutes of Health grant links City of Hope scientists and local students
• Young philanthropists share the art of giving
• Bald dolls benefit children while supporting cancer research at City of Hope
• Making the rounds as a team can improve the quality of patient care
• New diagnostic coding system will improve patient care and the accuracy of public reporting of outcomes
• Both patients and staff benefit from focus on continuous improvements 

See cancer, kill cancer

City of Hope’s Elsie and Robert Pierson Radiation Oncology Center soon will become one of the first radiation oncology centers in the West to offer patients the most expansive array of highly precise imaging technology paired with advanced therapy machines. Three new suites were built to house the latest technologies; the expansion also includes new offices, patient rooms, sunlit waiting areas and a reception desk.

A three-tesla magnet is part of new magnetic resonance imaging technology that can create detailed pictures of cancer within the body. Physicians use these maps to guide beams of radiation or sound waves to the right locations, killing cancer cells even as tumors move during treatment. (Photo by p.cunningham)