Dr. Leonard M Toonkel MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
4300 Alton Rd Miami Beach FL, 33140About
Dr. Leonard Toonkel practices Radiation Oncology in Miami Beach, FL. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Toonkel 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
Univ of Miami Sch of Med, Miami Fl 1975
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Advances in radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.
- MRI assisted treatment planning for radiation therapy of the head and neck.
- Perineal irradiation following combined abdominal perineal resection for rectal adenocarcinoma.
- Radiotherapy's role in local sarcoma control and quality of life.
- Laparotomy staged I and II non-Hodgkin's lymphomas: preliminary results of radiotherapy and adjunctive chemotherapy.
- Radiotherapy for parotid cancer.
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