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. 2009 Apr;34(2):63-5.
doi: 10.4103/0971-6203.51931.

Has the time come for doing away with Cobalt-60 teletherapy for cancer treatments

R Ravichandran  1
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Has the time come for doing away with Cobalt-60 teletherapy for cancer treatments

R Ravichandran. J Med Phys. 2009 Apr.
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