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Has hypofractionated radiotherapy become the standard of care in pediatric DIPG?

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  1. Radiation Oncology Department, Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt, Cairo, Egypt

    Mohamed Saad Zaghloul

  2. National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

    Mohamed Saad Zaghloul

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Zaghloul, M.S. Has hypofractionated radiotherapy become the standard of care in pediatric DIPG?. Childs Nerv Syst 31, 1221–1222 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-015-2678-6

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