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Original Article

Microwave-induced hyperthermia and radiotherapy in human superficial tumours: Clinical results with a comparative study of combined treatment versus radiotherapy alone

Clas-Ebbe Lindholm Department of Oncology, University Hospital, S-214 01, Malmö, Sweden
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Elisabeth Kjellen Department of Oncology, University Hospital, S-221 85, Lund, Sweden
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Per Nilsson Department of Radiation Physics, University Hospital, S-221 85, Lund, Sweden
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Sven Hertzman Department of Radiation Physics, University Hospital, S-221 85, Lund, Sweden
Pages 393-411 | Received 16 Jun 1986, Accepted 03 Mar 1987, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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