History
Expanding upon that concept in 1991, the John Stoddard Cancer Center opened at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center. It was the first cancer center in central Iowa to house all radiation oncology and ancillary services in one location. The new facility centralized all outpatient oncology services in one area while locating them by the inpatient services offered at Iowa Methodist Medical Center.
In 1962, Iowa Methodist Medical Center established Iowa’s first hospital-based radiation oncology department. Stoddard began offering intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in 2002, which allows them to precisely shape the radiation beam to maximize treatment of the tumor while minimizing exposure to the surrounding healthy tissue.
In 2004, Stoddard began treating patients using stereotactic radiosurgery. Both of these were first used for healthcare in central Iowa. Today, the John Stoddard Cancer Center remains at the forefront of cancer care in Central Iowa. In 2008, the cancer center opened the completely renovated Stoddard Adult Oncology Unit, hired three new radiation oncologists, installed a state-of-the-art PET/CT scanner and continued to offer cancer care coordinator services and multidisciplinary team support to cancer patients with the edition of a new colorectal cancer care coordinator and a breast cancer care coordinator.
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