Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 94, Issue 1 , Pages 24-29 , January 2010

I-125 seed planning: An alternative method of urethra definition

Received 23 December 2008 ,Revised 2 November 2009 ,Accepted 9 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.11.003

Radiotherapy & Oncology
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