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Article: ProCure Treatment Centers collaborate with Ivy Tech Community College to offer students Proton Therapy Training and Certification.(PEOPLE & EVENTS)(Brief article)
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- Oncology Nursing Forum
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- July 1, 2008
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Students at Ivy Tech Community College in Bloomington, IN, will be the first in the nation to be offered a highly specialized training program in proton therapy, an alternative to traditional radiation therapy that is emerging at treatment centers across the country, creating a demand for credentialed therapists. The college has formed a partnership with ProCure Treatment Centers, Inc., to develop a certificate program that will train and credential students enrolled in the College's Radiation Therapy Program, with courses beginning next fall. The facility offers before-the-job training that simulates all aspects of proton therapy treatment in a replica of a proton therapy ...