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Research Article

HDR brachytherapy combined with interstitial hyperthermia in locally advanced cervical cancer patients initially treated with concomitant radiochemotherapy: A phase I study

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Pages 715-720 | Received 10 Apr 2012, Accepted 17 Sep 2012, Published online: 05 Nov 2012

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