Brachytherapy
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 278-283 , July 2009

The management of inoperable Stage I endometrial cancer using intracavitary brachytherapy alone: A 20-year institutional review

Received 11 July 2008 ,Revised 30 October 2008 ,Accepted 5 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2008.11.006

Brachytherapy
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 278-283 , July 2009

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