Redesign of process map to increase efficiency: Reducing procedure time in cervical cancer brachytherapy
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Improving the efficiency of image guided brachytherapy in cervical cancer
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عنوان ژورنال: Brachytherapy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1538-4721
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2014.11.016