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MRI reduces variation of contouring for boost clinical target volume in breast cancer patients without surgical clips in the tumour bed

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|Mar 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2017-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 160 - 168
Submitted on: Dec 5, 2016
Accepted on: Feb 19, 2017
Published on: Mar 17, 2017
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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