
Dr. Robert Kenneth Fairbanks M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
601 S Sherman Spokane WA, 99202About
Dr. Robert Fairbanks practices Radiation Oncology in Spokane, WA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Fairbanks 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
Tulane University School of Medicine MD 1992
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Gamma knife radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas: tumor control and functional preservation in 70 patients.
- Clinical outcomes of gamma knife radiosurgery in the treatment of patients with trigeminal neuralgia.
- Clinical outcomes of gamma knife radiosurgery in the salvage treatment of patients with recurrent high-grade glioma.
- Gamma knife radiosurgery for typical trigeminal neuralgia: An institutional review of 108 patients.
- Retrospective Study of Metastatic Melanoma and Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Brain with Multivariate Analysis of Prognostic Pre-Treatment Clinical Factors.
Treatments
- Body Radiosurgery (SBRT)
- Brain Radiosurgery
- Brachytherapy
- Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy (imrt)
- Radiation Therapy
- Cancer Treatment
Professional Memberships
- Member American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Dr. Robert Kenneth Fairbanks M.D.'s Practice location
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601 S Sherman -Spokane, WA 99202Get Direction
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605 E Holland Ave Ste 100 -Spokane, WA 99218Get Direction
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