Dr. Bradley R. Prestidge, MD, MS, FABS
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
155 Kingsley Ln Suite 100 Radiology and Oncology Dept Norfolk VA, 23505About
Dr. Bradley Prestidge practices Radiation Oncology in Norfolk, VA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Prestidge 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
Uniformed Services University of The Health Sciences,Bethesda, Md, United States 1985
Board Certification
American Board of Radiology
Provider Details
Dr. Bradley R. Prestidge, MD, MS, FABS's Expert Contributions
Why does my dentist need to know if I've had radiation therapy?
Radiation can weaken bone and cause it to be slow to heal. If that part of the jaw that received radiation was to a high enough dose and is where the dental work is needed, depending on the procedure required, you could have slow or poor wound healing. The dentist will want to know: what part of the jaw received radiation, to what dose, and how long ago. The radiation department where you were treated should be able to provide that information, if it wasn’t too many years ago. Most departments retain such records for at least 7-10 years in storage. Some much longer. Good luck getting the information and with your dental procedure. READ MORE
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- TP53 overexpression in radiation-induced osteosarcoma of the rabbit mandible.
- Source localization from axial image sets by iterative relaxation of the nearest neighbor criterion.
- Use of image coregistration in salvage prostate brachytherapy.
- A comparative evaluation of loading times and exposures for permanent prostate brachytherapy.
- The clinical significance of a positive post-irradiation prostatic biopsy without metastases.
- The "bottom line"--response to Dr. Hanks.
- The importance of local control in the treatment of prostatic cancer.
- Urinary and rectal complications of contemporary permanent transperineal brachytherapy for prostate carcinoma with or without external beam radiation therapy.
- Non-small cell lung cancer: treatment results at a USAF referral center.
- Prostate specific antigen after irradiation for prostatic carcinoma.
- American Brachytherapy Society consensus guidelines for high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy.
- Examining the evidence in pursuit of the highest possible brachytherapy standards.
- Prevalence and recognition of depression among primary care outpatients.
- Predictors of survival after a positive post-irradiation prostate biopsy.
- Ultrasound guided placement of transperineal prostatic afterloading catheters.
Clinical Trials
Areas of expertise and specialization
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Radiation Oncology
- American Brachytherapy Society
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
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Nearest Hospitals
SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITALl
600 GRESHAM DR NORFOLK VA 23507BON SECOURS DEPAUL MEDICAL CENTERl
150 KINGSLEY LANE NORFOLK VA 23505