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Research Article

Methodologies for localizing loco-regional hypopharyngeal carcinoma recurrences in relation to FDG-PET positive and clinical radiation therapy target volumes

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Pages 984-990 | Received 21 May 2010, Accepted 01 Jun 2010, Published online: 13 Sep 2010

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