Ohio State University officials have formally accepted a $100 million federal grant that would go toward adding a radiation oncology unit to OSU’s $1.1 billion medical center expansion.
The radiation oncology unit will push the Ohio State University Medical Center‘s new hospital tower to 20 stories and 293 feet, putting it in the world’s top 30 tallest hospitals, Columbus Business First reported. The tower is expected to be completed in 2014.
The grant for the radiation oncology unit came through a provision in last year’s federal health reform law. The unit will include seven linear accelerators for treating tumors, Dr. Arnab Chakravarti, chair of the radiation medicine department, told the newspaper.
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The medical center has signed a deal for the linear accelerators with Varian Medical Systems, a California-based company that makes medical radiation equipment.
Chakravarti said the new equipment, plus several recently recruited cancer researchers, would boost physicians’ confidence in referring cancer patients to Ohio State.
