Proton beam therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma : The University of Tsukuba experience
โ Scribed by Hidetsugu Nakayama; Shinji Sugahara; Mari Tokita; Kuniaki Fukuda; Masashi Mizumoto; Masato Abei; Junichi Shoda; Hideyuki Sakurai; Koji Tsuboi; Koichi Tokuuye
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 206 KB
- Volume
- 115
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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