Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 94, Issue 2 , Pages 151-155 , February 2010

Evaluation of early metabolic responses in rectal cancer during combined radiochemotherapy or radiotherapy alone: Sequential FDG-PET-CT findings

Received 15 October 2009 ,Revised 28 December 2009 ,Accepted 29 December 2009.

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