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A prototype of a flexible grid electrode to treat widespread superficial tumors by means of Electrochemotherapy

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|Feb 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2016-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 49 - 57
Submitted on: Nov 3, 2015
Accepted on: Jan 20, 2016
Published on: Feb 16, 2016
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2016 Luca G. Campana, Fabrizio Dughiero, Michele Forzan, Carlo R. Rossi, Elisabetta Sieni, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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