Involved-Field Irradiation in Definitive Chemoradiotherapy for T4 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Oncology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1718-7729
DOI: 10.3747/co.23.2846