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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

CT-planned internal mammary node radiotherapy in the DBCG-IMN study: Benefit versus potentially harmful effects

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Pages 1027-1034 | Received 22 Apr 2014, Accepted 13 May 2014, Published online: 24 Jun 2014

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