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A room containing a linear accelerator by Varian Medical Systems, which is used for targeted radiation, is prepared on Wednesday at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. 

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Construction on the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is near completion on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. 

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Lynn Knuth hoped the only time he would see the inside of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center was through his work for a building supply company contracted to provide and install drywall for the new hospital.

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Buffet Cancer Center

Buffet Cancer Center

 Construction on the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is near completion on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Building

Construction on the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is near completion on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. 

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - A post-operation recovery space in the surgical area of the hospital is prepared for use on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - One of 14 research labs located in the Suzanne and Walter Scott Cancer Research Tower is prepared for use on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - As part of the "healing arts program," a lighted wall sculpture by Omaha-based artist Matthew Placzek is fully installed on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - A view from an inpatient room located in the clinical wing of the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - A CT scan machine fills a room in the radiology area on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Room

A room containing a linear accelerator by Varian Medical Systems, which is used for targeted radiation, is prepared on Wednesday at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. 

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - A part of the "healing arts program" and designed by Dale Chihuly, a free-form glass-enclosed atrium will serve as a sanctuary for cancer patients and their friends and families as well as for doctors, researchers and other staff in the clinical wing of the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - Construction on the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is near completion on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - A view of an inpatient room located in the clinical wing of the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - A view of an inpatient room located in the clinical wing of the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - Construction in the main lobby of the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is near completion on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - Construction on the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, including the Suzanne and Walter Scott Cancer Research Tower, is near completion on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

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Buffet Cancer Center

Buffet Cancer Center

 Construction on the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is near completion on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Building

Construction on the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is near completion on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. 

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - A post-operation recovery space in the surgical area of the hospital is prepared for use on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - One of 14 research labs located in the Suzanne and Walter Scott Cancer Research Tower is prepared for use on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - As part of the "healing arts program," a lighted wall sculpture by Omaha-based artist Matthew Placzek is fully installed on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - A view from an inpatient room located in the clinical wing of the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - A CT scan machine fills a room in the radiology area on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Room

A room containing a linear accelerator by Varian Medical Systems, which is used for targeted radiation, is prepared on Wednesday at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. 

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - A part of the "healing arts program" and designed by Dale Chihuly, a free-form glass-enclosed atrium will serve as a sanctuary for cancer patients and their friends and families as well as for doctors, researchers and other staff in the clinical wing of the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - Construction on the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is near completion on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - A view of an inpatient room located in the clinical wing of the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - A view of an inpatient room located in the clinical wing of the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - Construction in the main lobby of the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is near completion on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Buffet Cancer Center

OMAHA, NEB - 04/19/2017 - Construction on the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, including the Suzanne and Walter Scott Cancer Research Tower, is near completion on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

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A room containing a linear accelerator by Varian Medical Systems, which is used for targeted radiation, is prepared on Wednesday at the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. 

Construction on the Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is near completion on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. 

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