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Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI)

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  1. Service of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, IdISNA, Pamplona, Spain

    Ana Manterola Burgaleta, Gemma Asín Felipe & Fernando Arias de la Vega

  2. Multidisciplinary Breast Unit, IdISNA, Pamplona, Spain

    Ana Manterola Burgaleta & Gemma Asín Felipe

  3. Clinical Research Group in Radiation Oncology, IdISNA, Pamplona, Spain

    Ana Manterola Burgaleta, Gemma Asín Felipe & Fernando Arias de la Vega

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Manterola Burgaleta, A., Asín Felipe, G. & Arias de la Vega, F. Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI). Clin Transl Oncol 24, 1657–1658 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-022-02821-y

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