PO-0959: Towards a modified MR compatible Rotterdam applicator for combined intracavitary/interstitial HDR Brachytherapy

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عنوان ژورنال: Radiotherapy and Oncology

سال: 2013

ISSN: 0167-8140

DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)33265-5