Dr. Kara Lynne Leonard M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
800 Washington St Tufts Medical Center Boston MA, 02111About
Dr. Kara Leonard practices Radiation Oncology in Boston, MA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Leonard 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
Albany Medical College - Union University 2008
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Radiobiology for eye plaque brachytherapy and evaluation of implant duration and radionuclide choice using an objective function.
- Patterns of care of radiation therapy in patients with stage IV rectal cancer: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results analysis of patients from 2004 to 2009.
- Comparison of endorectal ultrasound versus pelvic magnetic resonance imaging for radiation treatment planning in locally advanced rectal cancer.
- The Emerging Non-operative Management of Non-metastatic Rectal Cancer: A Population Analysis.
- Patterns of care in women with high-intermediate risk endometrioid adenocarcinoma in the PORTEC-2 era: A SEER database analysis.
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Treatments
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Anal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Aerolase® Technologies
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