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¹ Radiotherapy Unit, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital of Rome Italy.
² Radiotherapy Unit, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital of Rome Italy. Electronic address: b.floreno@unicampus.it.
³ Radiotherapy Unit, Tor Vergata University Hospital of Rome, Italy.
⁴ Institute of Philosophy of Scientific and Technological Practice (FAST), Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy.

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Sara Ramella et al. Radiother Oncol. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug:149:63.

doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.04.028. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

¹ Radiotherapy Unit, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital of Rome Italy.
² Radiotherapy Unit, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital of Rome Italy. Electronic address: b.floreno@unicampus.it.
³ Radiotherapy Unit, Tor Vergata University Hospital of Rome, Italy.
⁴ Institute of Philosophy of Scientific and Technological Practice (FAST), Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy.

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Analysis of Global Radiotherapy Needs and Costs by Geographic Region and Income Level.
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