Immobilization versus no immobilization for pelvic external beam radiotherapy
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Reports of Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1507-1367
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2018.04.007