Dr. William P Mckay MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1200 Memorial Dr Hamilton Medical Cen Dalton GA, 30720About
Dr. William Mckay practices Radiation Oncology in Dalton, GA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Mckay 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
Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 1981
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Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
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