Radiation, Radiation Oncology Rank No. 1 in NIH Research Funding

Researchers in the U-M Medical School 's Departments of Radiology and Radiation Oncology have received research grants and contracts totaling over $21 million — more than any other "Radiation-Diagnostic/Oncology" specialty at other institutions. Fiscal year 2002 NIH awards to U-M in this specialty represented a 64 percent increase over 2001.

During federal fiscal year 2002, the Medical School received a total of $224 million in NIH research funding, accounting for 70 percent of all NIH awards to the University of Michigan.

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