Reports of unexpected late side effects of accelerated partial breast irradiation--radiobiological considerations

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Søren M Bentzen et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010.

. 2010 Jul 15;77(4):969-73.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.01.059.

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