Dr. Thomas Wilson Phillips MD.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1000 Johnson Ferry Rd NE Atlanta GA, 30342About
Dr. Thomas Phillips practices Radiation Oncology in Atlanta, GA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Phillips 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
Med Coll of Ga Sch of Med, Augusta Ga 1967
Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 1967
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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