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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Anal Cancer

Predictors of acute toxicities during definitive chemoradiation using intensity-modulated radiotherapy for anal squamous cell carcinoma

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Pages 208-216 | Received 01 Nov 2014, Accepted 14 Apr 2015, Published online: 18 May 2015

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