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Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Malignant Supratentorial Gliomas: Current Trends and Prospects. A Review

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This International Meeting has given us the opportunity to evaluate the action of ionizing radiations on malignant gliomas.

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Ben-Hassel, M., Chenal, C., Le Prise, E.F. (1987). Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Malignant Supratentorial Gliomas: Current Trends and Prospects. A Review. In: Chatel, M., Darcel, F., Pecker, J. (eds) Brain Oncology Biology, diagnosis and therapy. Developments in Oncology, vol 52. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3347-7_56

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