Dr. Margaret Metts M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1703 Medical Park Dr W Wilson NC, 27893About
Dr. Margaret Metts practices Radiation Oncology in Wilson, NC. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Metts specializes in treating cancer with radiation, using radiation therapy to treat a wide variety of cancers. Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted and regulated doses of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
Education and Training
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1997
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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