UT Southwestern brings radiation oncology to $177M campus in Fort Worth Medical District

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To meet the growing demands for cancer treatment in Tarrant County and surrounding areas, UT Southwestern Medical Center is expanding its cancer services in the Fort Worth Medical District with construction of a two-story radiation oncology campus that will house the city’s first MRI-guided precision radiation treatment.

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