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Decision Driver Analytics was a paid consultant to IntraOp Medical, and Jay K. Harness was a speaker for IntraOp Medical.
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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article “Meta-Analysis of Local Recurrence of Invasive Breast Cancer after Electron Intraoperative Radiotherapy”, Ann Surg Oncol. 2018;25:137–147.https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-017-6130-x
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Harness, J.K., Shah, C. ASO Author Reflections: Meta-Analysis of Local Recurrence of Invasive Breast Cancer After Electron Intraoperative Radiotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol 25 (Suppl 3), 632–633 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6791-0
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