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Multiple Myeloma and Plasmacytoma

  • Lauren Boreta
  • Steve E. Braunstein
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Abstract

This chapter will discuss radiation therapy for multiple myeloma and solitary plasmacytoma.

Keywords

Multiple myeloma Plasmacytoma 
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Acknowledgments

We thank Thomas T. Bui, MD; Kavita Mishra, MD, MPH; and Mack Roach III, MD, for their work on the prior edition of this chapter.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoUSA

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