EP-1394: Prognostic factor for palliative radiotherapy of bone metastases in good performance-status patients
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Palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases: an ASTRO evidence-based guideline.
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiotherapy and Oncology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0167-8140
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)31829-7