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PET/CT in Lung, Head and Neck Cancer

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  1. Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Radiology, University Hospital of Zurich, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland

    Hans C. Steinert MD, Gerhard Goerres MD & Gustav K. von Schulthess MD, PhD

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  3. Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, AR-144 CHS, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-6942, USA

    Christiaan Schiepers MD, PhD

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Steinert, H.C., Goerres, G., von Schulthess, G.K. (2006). PET/CT in Lung, Head and Neck Cancer. In: Baert, A.L., Sartor, K., Schiepers, C. (eds) Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30005-8_12

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