Andrew Elson MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
4950 ESSEN LN BATON ROUGE LA, 70809About
Dr. Andrew Elson practices Radiation Oncology in BATON ROUGE, LA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Elson 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
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 2010
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Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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