Seminars in Oncology
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 196-201 , April 2002

External-beam radiotherapy in the management of liver metastases

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☆ Address reprint requests to Uzma Malik, MD, University of Kentucky, Department of Radiation Medicine, 800 Rose St, Lexington, KY 40536-0293.

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doi: 10.1053/sonc.2002.31675

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 196-201 , April 2002

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