Dr. Ravi Anant Chandra MD, PHD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
2101 E JEFFERSON ST ROCKVILLE MD, 20852About
Dr. Ravi Chandra practices Radiation Oncology in Boston, MA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Chandra 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- Programmable cell adhesion encoded by DNA hybridization.
- Self-assembled cellular microarrays patterned using DNA barcodes.
- Evidence suggesting that obesity prevention measures may improve prostate cancer outcomes using data from a prospective randomized trial.
- Age, Comorbidity, and the Risk of Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality in Men With Biopsy Gleason Score 4+3: Implications on Patient Selection for Multiparametric MRI.
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