Jack & Lou Finney Cancer Center

The Cancer Center at Hunt Regional Medical Center offers the region's first comprehensive cancer care services.

Oncology patients in the Hunt County area do not need to travel great distances for their radiation therapy. The Cancer Center provides state of the art cancer treatment, close to home, 5 days a week.

The Lou and Jack Finney Cancer Center is operated by Texas Oncology, the nation's largest network of medical professionals focused on the treatment of cancer. James J. Petrikas, D.O., a board certified radiation oncologist, leads the Cancer Center team. Meet the Cancer Team

“It’s important for anyone diagnosed with cancer to understand that when you receive your diagnosis, you’re already at the first stage of survivorship. Being a survivor is the real journey everyone with cancer travels.”

– Dr. James Petrikas

Comprehensive cancer care services at Finney Cancer Center include:

• Chemotherapy
• Radiation therapy
• Laboratory services
• Pharmaceutical services (preparation of chemotherapy drugs)

Chemotherapy

In the chemotherapy suite patients receive the chemotherapy drugs their oncologists have prescribed.

Since some chemotherapy treatments take several hours to complete, the chemo suite provides comfortable infusion chairs for patients. A photo mural showing a tranquil scene from the Texas hill country lines one wall of the infusion room.

Chemotherapy treatment is administered at the Cancer Center Monday through Wednesday.

Radiation therapy

The Cancer Center's Varian Clinac iX linear accelerator provides targeted, state of the art radiation therapy. The linear accelerator incorporates a broad range of imaging and treatment options and features the newest oncology treatment technology available, right here at home.

The accelerator is equipped with OBI (on-board imaging) that delivers radiation with pinpoint precision at any angle to virtually any treatment location in the body. OBI makes it possible to take 3D, 360° CT scans while the patient lies on the treatment couch.

During treatment, patients can appreciate the beauty of a field of Texas bluebonnets shown in a photo mural in the ceiling above the treatment couch.

The radiation oncologists use a CT scanner to simulate the setup of treatment portals to be treated on the linear accelerator.

Radiation treatments are administered at the Finney Cancer Center Monday through Friday.

Contact Information for Finney Cancer Center

Appointments for treatment at the Cancer Center are usually made through physicians. However, inquiries about treatment from patients and their families are always welcome.

In the event that patients experience discomfort or illness following a treatment, they are encouraged to contact their physician and the Cancer Center to keep them informed.

Phone: 903-408-5112
Fax: 903-408-5124

James Petrikas, D.O., Radiation Oncologist : 903-408-5112
Dana Rosencranz, Ph.D., Medical Physicist: 903-408-5118
Kyle Koon, Dosimitrist: 903-408-5145
Chemotherapy: 903-408-5112

The Finney Cancer Center is located at 4215 Joe Ramsey Blvd. in the West Wing of Hunt Regional Medical Center of Greenville.

Inside the Accelerator vault