Dean A Shumway M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
200 1ST ST SW ROCHESTER MN, 55905About
Dr. Dean Shumway practices Radiation Oncology in ROCHESTER, MN. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Shumway 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.
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University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 2010
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