Tolerance of pelvic normal tissues to hyperfractionated radiation therapy: results of protocol 83-08 of the radiation therapy oncology group
โ Scribed by James D. Cox; Clare Guse; Sucha Asbell; Philip Rubin; William T. Sause
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 722 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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