PO-1043 Vaginal Cuff treatment with Electronic Brachytherapy in Gynaecologic Cancer: Our experience
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiotherapy and Oncology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0167-8140
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)31463-x