Intraoperative electron beam radiation therapy for recurrent locally advanced rectal or rectosigmoid carcinoma
โ Scribed by Christopher G. Willett; Paul C. Shellito; Joel E. Tepper; Roseann Eliseo; Karen Convery; William C. Wood
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 490 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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