doi: 10.4103/0971-6203.51931.
Has the time come for doing away with Cobalt-60 teletherapy for cancer treatments
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Has the time come for doing away with Cobalt-60 teletherapy for cancer treatments
J Med Phys.
2009 Apr.
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