Dr. Lyman Shane Hopkins MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1111 Duff Ave Ames IA, 50010About
Dr. Lyman Hopkins practices Radiation Oncology in Ames, IA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Hopkins 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 2006
Provider Details
Treatments
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- AerolaseĀ® Technologies
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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