Short Course versus Standard Course of Radiotherapy in Glioblastoma Multiforme
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Elderly patients with glioblastoma multiforme treated with concurrent temozolomide and standard- versus abbreviated-course radiotherapy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2155-9619
DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000388