Dr. Michael Ryan Folkert M.D., PH.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
350 S. Northwest Highway Suite 104 Park Ridge IL, 60068About
Dr. Michael Folkert practices Radiation Oncology in Cambridge, MA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Folkert 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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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Practical approaches to four-dimensional heavy-charged-particle lung therapy.
- Employment After Radiation Oncology Residency: A Survey of the Class of 2014.
- Review of treatment options for oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
- Remote location interstitial brachytherapy with patient stabilization and subsequent transport to an outpatient center for treatment is safe and effective for the treatment of gynecologic malignancies.
- Reduced toxicity with equivalent outcomes using three-dimensional volumetric (3DV) image-based versus nonvolumetric point-based (NV) brachytherapy in a cervical cancer population.
- Dosimetric comparison of rectal-sparing capabilities of rectal balloon vs injectable spacer gel in stereotactic body radiation therapy for prostate cancer: lessons learned from prospective trials.
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