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Research Article

A phase II trial testing the thermal dose parameter CEM43° T90 as a predictor of response in soft tissue sarcomas treated with pre-operative thermoradiotherapy

P. D. Maguire, T. V. Samulski, L. R. Prosnitz, E. L. Jones, G. L. Rosner, B. Powers, L. W. Layfield, D. M. Brizel, S. P. Scully, J. M. Harrelson, M. W. Dewhirst
Pages 283-290 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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