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Interstitial thermoradiotherapy: Thermal dosimetry and clinical results

Shimm et al., 1990

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7207562504780099329
Author
Shimm D
Kittelson J
Oleson J
Aristizabal S
Barlow L
Cetas T
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International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics

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Abstract From August 1977 to August 1986, 72 patients with advanced primary or recurrent cancers were treated using interstitial thermoradiotherapy. Sites treated included the pelvis in 49 patients, the head and neck in 15, and other sites in six. Median tumor volume was 52 …
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