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Role of Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Tumors of the Salivary Glands

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington Medical Center, PO Box 356043, Seattle, WA, 98195-6043, USA

    George E. Laramore PhD, MD

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine The Eye & Ear Institute, Suite 519, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

    Eugene N. Myers MD, FACS, FRCS Edin (Hon) (Distinguished Professor and Emeritus Chair) (Distinguished Professor and Emeritus Chair)

  2. Department of Otolaryngology and of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh

    Robert L. Ferris MD, PhD, FACS (Associate Professor, Chief and Co-Leader) (Associate Professor, Chief and Co-Leader)

  3. Cancer Immunology Program, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, 200 Lothrop Street, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

    Robert L. Ferris MD, PhD, FACS (Associate Professor, Chief and Co-Leader) (Associate Professor, Chief and Co-Leader)

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Laramore, G.E. (2007). Role of Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Tumors of the Salivary Glands. In: Myers, E.N., Ferris, R.L. (eds) Salivary Gland Disorders. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-47072-4_27

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