Dr. Seong R Cho MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1000 Health Center Drive Radiation Dept. Mattoon IL, 61938About
Dr. Seong Cho practices Radiation Oncology in Mattoon, IL. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Cho 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
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1999
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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