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    Brandon M. Lehrich, Lucy Barnes, Albert Mesa, Karan Singh & Kenneth M. Tokita

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Lehrich, B.M., Barnes, L., Mesa, A. et al. Response to “Is there a role for hydrogel spacer in post-prostatectomy radiotherapy setting?”. Radiol med 124, 1304–1305 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11547-019-01071-3

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