Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 144-151 , July 2006

Potential Advantages of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in Gynecologic Malignancies

  • Anuja Jhingran, MD

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PII: S1053-4296(06)00046-4

doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2006.05.001

Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 144-151 , July 2006

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