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Brachytherapy: basic concepts, current clinical indications and future perspectives

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Regueiro, C.A. Brachytherapy: basic concepts, current clinical indications and future perspectives. Rev Oncol 4, 512–516 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02712832

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