Duke Medical Center

Duke University Medical Center, one of the largest private hospitals in the South, currently has 1125 beds. Over 38,130 patients are admitted annually. The Duke University Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center coordinates the clinical activities of the Divisions of Medical, Surgical, Gynecologic, and Pediatric Oncology, and the Department of Radiation Oncology.

Duke Hospital North

Multidisciplinary tumor clinics are conducted for adult patients with head and neck, gynecologic, breast, gastrointestinal, brain tumors, and all pediatric patients with malignancies.

The Radiation Oncology Department at Duke occupies approximately 11,000 square feet of space in the Morris Building. The Radiation Physics Division occupies 2,500 square feet of space in the adjacent South Division of Duke University Hospital. The Morris Building facility is equipped with three linear accelerators, a simulator, a complete supply of brachytherapy equipment, a high-dose-rate remote afterloader, and a dedicated CT scanner specifically for radiation therapy treatment planning.

A large hyperthermia suite contains a full complement of equipment for external microwave and ultrasound hyperthermia, as well as interstitial hyperthermia. The Department has a fully equipped Physics Division with treatment planning facilities including, 3-D planning capacity, block cutting equipment, and a physics workshop.