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Editorial
. 2020 Jun:147:221.
doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.04.004. Epub 2020 Apr 6.

Is low dose radiation therapy a potential treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia?

Charles Kirkby  1 , Marc Mackenzie  2
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Is low dose radiation therapy a potential treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia?

Charles Kirkby et al. Radiother Oncol. 2020 Jun.
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