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Letter

Feasibility of FDG-PET/CT imaging during concurrent chemo-radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer

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Pages 1250-1252 | Received 25 Dec 2010, Accepted 25 Mar 2011, Published online: 05 May 2011

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