Combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy

Basic Clinical Radiobiology, Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 246-258

  Grégoire, Vincent ^a   Baumann, Michael ^b  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 77957933730     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b15450-21     Document Type: Chapter

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