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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Adjuvant postoperative radiotherapy for cutaneous melanoma

William M. MendenhallDepartments of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Robert J. AmdurDepartments of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA;
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Christopher G. MorrisDepartments of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA;
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Jessica KirwanDepartments of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA;
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Christiana ShawDepartments of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA;
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Peter T. DziegielewskiDepartments of Otolaryngology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
Pages 495-496 | Published online: 03 Mar 2017

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