Dr. Mark A. Thompson M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
8700 North Green Hills Rd. Kansas City MO, 64154About
Dr. Mark Thompson practices Radiation Oncology in Kansas City, MO. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Thompson 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.
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Education and Training
Tx Tech Univ Hlth Sci Ctr Sch of Med, Lubbock Tx 1995
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine 1995
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
Provider Details
Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Thyroid Cancer
- Multiple Myeloma
- Oral Cancer
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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