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Technical Basis of Radiation Therapy

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Narayan, S., Vijayakumar, S. (2006). Carcinoma of the Lung. In: Levitt, S.H., Purdy, J.A. (eds) Technical Basis of Radiation Therapy. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-35665-7_21

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