ACR appropriateness criteria: Permanent source brachytherapy for prostate cancer
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ACR appropriateness criteria: Permanent source brachytherapy for prostate cancer.
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عنوان ژورنال: Brachytherapy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1538-4721
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2016.10.002