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Brachytherapy treatment techniques for cancer of the cervix are presented, with examples based on the “Stockholm” technique.
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Lamm, IL. (2009). Cancer of the Cervix: Examples of BT Treatment Techniques. In: Lemoigne, Y., Caner, A. (eds) Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3097-9_18
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