Principles of radiotherapy

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue SUPPL. 11, 2013, Pages

  Hawley, Lorna ^a  

^a BRISTOL HAEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 84902198571     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2013.74.Sup11.C166     Document Type: Article

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