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Intraoperative electron beam therapy for unresectable cancer of the pancreas

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Dobelbower, R.R., ElTaki, A., Bagne, F. et al. Intraoperative electron beam therapy for unresectable cancer of the pancreas. Int J Pancreatol 4, 73–90 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02924149

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