
Dr. Carl Rydell Jenson MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1775 Thompson Rd Coos Bay OR, 97420About
Dr. Carl Jenson practices Radiation Oncology in Coos Bay, OR. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Jenson 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
Or Hlth Sci Univ Sch of Med, Portland Or 1984
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Nearby Providers
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- Dr. Mark A Henderson M.D.1775 Thompson Rd Coos Bay OR 97420
Nearest Hospitals
LOWER UMPQUA HOSPITAL DISTRICTl
600 RANCH ROAD REEDSPORT OR 97467