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Applications in Rectal and Anal Cancer

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Rödel, C., Sauer, R. (2006). Applications in Rectal and Anal Cancer. In: Brown, J.M., Mehta, M.P., Nieder, C. (eds) Multimodal Concepts for Integration of Cytotoxic Drugs. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-35662-2_18

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