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A new technique for the precise localization of the rectum in treatment planning and portal verification for prostate tumors

✍ Scribed by Stephen Kishel; Richard Russo; Richard Johnson

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1982
Tongue: English
Weight: 105 KB
Volume: 8
Category: Article
ISSN: 0360-3016
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(82)90359-5

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