Intraoperative electron irradiation in the management of pediatric malignancies
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19970601)79:11<2251::aid-cncr25>3.3.co;2-3