Dr. Richard Thomas Byrnes MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
989 Jericho Tpk Smithtown NY, 11787About
Dr. Richard Byrnes practices Radiation Oncology in Smithtown, NY. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Byrnes 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
St. George's University School of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Melanoma
- Breast Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Oral Cancer
- Aerolase® Technologies
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