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Gold microspheres: a selective technique for producing biologically effective dose enhancement

D. M. Herold, I. J. Das, C. C. Stobbe, R. V. Iyer, J. D. Chapman Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 7701 Burholme Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 2 Donner Bldg, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Pages 1357-1364 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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