Brachytherapy
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 293-297 , October 2007

Classics in brachytherapy: Margaret Cleaves introduces gynecologic brachytherapy

Received 26 June 2007 ,Accepted 10 August 2007.

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PII: S1538-4721(07)00249-8

doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2007.08.009

Brachytherapy
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 293-297 , October 2007