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Dr. Richard S. Pieters M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
55 North Lake Avenue Worcester Massachusetts, 01605About
Dr. Richard Pieters practices Radiation Oncology in Worcester, Massachusetts. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Pieters 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
MD at Brown University
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 1982
Board Certification
The American Board of Radiology- Radiation Oncology
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Volume Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) for pulmonary Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with lesions in close approximation to the chest wall.
- A radiation oncologist's story: high tech meets high touch.
- The impact of protocol assignment for older adolescents with hodgkin lymphoma.
- The rare presentation of sinus tarsi syndrome secondary to metastasis in a patient with endometrial carcinoma.
- Radiation treatment technique and surgical results.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Local and Regional Public Speaking -
Treatments
- Prostate Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
Internships
- Wayne State University
Fellowships
- Tufts Medical Center- Double Boarded
Professional Society Memberships
- Massachusetts Medical Society, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
Articles and Publications
- 25 Publications, New Book Published in 2015 on
What do you attribute your success to?
- Being an educator, organized medicine.
Favorite professional publications
- All major medical, radiation and oncology publications and journals
Dr. Richard S. Pieters M.D.'s Practice location
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Nearest Hospitals
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55 LAKE AVENUE NORTH WORCESTER MA 1655ST VINCENT HOSPITALl
123 SUMMER STREET WORCESTER MA 1608ADCARE HOSPITAL OF WORCESTER INCl
107 LINCOLN STREET WORCESTER MA 1605UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INCl
55 LAKE AVENUE NORTH WORCESTER MA 1655ST VINCENT HOSPITALl
123 SUMMER STREET WORCESTER MA 1608