Improved Survival With Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation in Modern Cohort of Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients With MRI Brain Imaging
β Scribed by Patel, S.A.; Bowen, S.R.; Gamboa, C.; Baik, C.; Zeng, J.
- Book ID
- 122260452
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 48 KB
- Volume
- 87
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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