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Non-melanoma Skin Cancer and Cutaneous Melanoma from Radiotherapeutic Point of View

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Each cell type of skin can lead to a different type of carcinoma. It is relatively easy to classify skin tumours into non-melanotic skin cancers (NMSC) and cutaneous melanomas (CM) [1].

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  1. 2nd Department of Radiology Radiotherapy Unit, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece

    Vassilis Kouloulias & John Georgakopoulos

  2. Aretaieion Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athina, Greece

    Anna Zygogianni

  3. 1st Department of Radiology Radiotherapy Unit, Aretaieion University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece

    John Kouvaris

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  1. Emeritus Professor, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

    Othon Papadopoulos

  2. Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Alexandroupoli University Hospital, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupoli, Greece

    Nikolaos A. Papadopulos

  3. Academic Fellow, National and Kapodistrian, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece

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Kouloulias, V., Zygogianni, A., Georgakopoulos, J., Kouvaris, J. (2020). Non-melanoma Skin Cancer and Cutaneous Melanoma from Radiotherapeutic Point of View. In: Papadopoulos, O., Papadopulos, N.A., Champsas, G. (eds) Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer and Cutaneous Melanoma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18797-2_4

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