Indium-111 bleomycin complex for radiochemotherapy of head and neck cancer — dosimetric and biokinetic aspects
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[Mucositis in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiochemotherapy].
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0340-6997,1619-7089
DOI: 10.1007/bf02439562