
Dr. Benjamin G Slane MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1415 Woodland Ave Suite 140 Des Moines IA, 50309About
Dr. Benjamin Slane practices Radiation Oncology in Des Moines, IA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Slane 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
University of Ia Roy J & L Carver Com 2008
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Mutation of succinate dehydrogenase subunit C results in increased O2.-, oxidative stress, and genomic instability.
- Sensitivity to low-dose/low-LET ionizing radiation in mammalian cells harboring mutations in succinate dehydrogenase subunit C is governed by mitochondria-derived reactive oxygen species.
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