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The risk of induced cancer and ischemic heart disease following low dose lung irradiation for COVID-19: estimation based on a virtual case

Gustavo Viani Arrudaa Radiotherapy Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School Hospital and Clinics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4337-7575View further author information
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Raissa Renata dos Santos Weberb Department of Physics, Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8504-8422View further author information
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Alexandre Colello Brunoa Radiotherapy Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School Hospital and Clinics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0299-8404View further author information
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Juliana Fernandes Pavonia Radiotherapy Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School Hospital and Clinics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;b Department of Physics, Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 120-125 | Received 01 Jun 2020, Accepted 28 Oct 2020, Published online: 17 Nov 2020

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