EP-1368: A novel decision support method to estimate the value of a rectum spacer: ‘Virtual Rectum Spacer’
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiotherapy and Oncology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0167-8140
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32618-4