Seminars in Oncology
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 38-46 , February 2003

Prophylactic cranial irradiation in small cell lung cancer

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doi: 10.1053/sonc.2003.50013

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 38-46 , February 2003

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