Dr. Wayne T Spears MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
6500 Excelsior Blvd Minneapolis MN, 55426About
Dr. Wayne Spears practices Radiation Oncology in Minneapolis, MN. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Spears 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
Vanderbilt Univ Sch of Med, Nashville Tn 1985
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1985
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Anal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Aerolase® Technologies
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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