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Three dimensional conformal neutron radiotherapy for prostate cancer

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The conditions for safe and effective conformal neutron radiotherapy have been established at Wayne State University.

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  1. Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center, 3990 John R, 48201, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Paul J. Chuba M. D., Ph.D. & Jeffrey D. Forman

  2. Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Paul J. Chuba M. D., Ph.D. & Jeffrey D. Forman

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Chuba, P.J., Maughan, R. & Forman, J.D. Three dimensional conformal neutron radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Strahlenther Onkol 175 (Suppl 2), 79–81 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03038896

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