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Is there a role for hydrogel spacer in post-prostatectomy radiotherapy setting?

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Ghaffari, H. Is there a role for hydrogel spacer in post-prostatectomy radiotherapy setting?. Radiol med 124, 1062–1063 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11547-019-01054-4

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