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Review

Risks in Oncology and Radiation Therapy

Adriano Marcolongo  1 , Glauco Cristofaro  2 , Aldo Mariotto  1 , Maurizio Mascarin  3 , Fabio Puglisi  4   5
Liam Donaldson  1 , Walter Ricciardi  2 , Susan Sheridan  3 , Riccardo Tartaglia  4
, editors.
In: Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management [Internet]. Cham (CH): Springer; 2021. Chapter 18.
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Risks in Oncology and Radiation Therapy

Adriano Marcolongo et al.
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This chapter aims to promote awareness by providing essential scientific elements about the risks associated with clinical oncology, with a particular focus on chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

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