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Among the different options for the treatment of retinoblastoma, plaque brachytherapy has become an important tool, as either the primary or the secondary modality, in selected cases.
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Freire, J.E., Brady, L.W., Shields, C.L., Shields, J.A. (2003). Brachytherapy in the Management of Retinoblastoma. In: Sagerman, R.H., Alberti, W.E. (eds) Radiotherapy of Intraocular and Orbital Tumors. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55910-5_25
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