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Daily-diary Evaluated Side Effects of Dose-escalation Radiotherapy of Prostate Cancer Using the Stereotactic Beamcath®R; Technique

Per Fransson Departments of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Radiation Sciences, Radiation Physics Umeå University Umeå
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Per Bergström Departments of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Radiation Sciences, Radiation Physics Umeå University Umeå
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Per-olov Löfroth Departments of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Radiation Sciences, Radiation Physics Umeå University Umeå
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Lars Franzén Departments of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Radiation Sciences, Radiation Physics Umeå University Umeå
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Roger Henriksson Departments of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Radiation Sciences, Radiation Physics Umeå University Umeå
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Anders Widmark Departments of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Radiation Sciences, Radiation Physics Umeå University Umeå
Pages 326-333 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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