Puwan Campus Radiation Oncology Department

The Department of Radiation Oncology at the Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University was founded in the early 1950s and was the earliest specialized oncology radiotherapy department established in Dalian. After more than 70 years of development, it has become a center for training professional radiation therapy personnel that integrates clinical care, teaching, and research. It is a National Key Clinical Specialty; a key clinical discipline of Liaoning Province, Dalian City, and Dalian Medical University; the Dalian Cancer Treatment Center; and a national standardized residency training base for radiation oncology. It has authorized programs for doctoral and master’s degrees. The department currently has 16 permanent staff physicians, including 9 chief physicians and 4 attending physicians; 6 hold doctoral degrees, 11 hold master’s degrees, and 7 serve as master’s supervisors.

The Department of Radiation Oncology at Puwan Campus is supported by Xinghai Campus and carries forward the fine traditions of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University. Its professional technical team, comprising radiation oncologists, medical physicists, radiologic technologists, and other specialists, has extensive clinical experience. All experts providing consultations are key members of the department at the Xinghai Campus of the Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, and the department undertakes important medical tasks in northern Dalian. The department currently has 12 open beds and is equipped with a U.S.-made Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator, GE’s four-dimensional large-bore positioning CT, the Eclipse intensity-modulated radiotherapy planning system, an image-guided automatic target delineation system, and other comprehensive clinical radiotherapy equipment.

The Department of Radiation Oncology at Puwan Campus can perform oncology radiotherapy techniques of the same types as those used at the Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, including volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), and three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT). Its diagnostic and treatment scope primarily encompasses all types of malignant tumors throughout the body, including precision external-beam radiotherapy for malignant tumors of the head and neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, and other sites. The department is proficient in advanced domestic and international technical concepts and methods. Under the leadership of Director Zou Lijuan, head of the Gynecologic Radiation Therapy Group of the Radiation Therapy Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, it provides radiotherapy for various complex or difficult-to-treat malignant tumors. The department’s overall strength ranks first in Dalian, and it has already gained a certain degree of influence in the field of radiation therapy in China.

The Department of Radiation Oncology provides rehabilitation diagnosis and treatment services for related diseases. At the same time, the nursing team provides professional, considerate, and attentive care to relieve you of any worries. All medical and nursing personnel uphold the principle of serving patients wholeheartedly, integrating excellent technology and high-quality service throughout the entire diagnosis and treatment process, and are dedicated to serving the broad patient population.