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Early report on abbreviated brachytherapy schema for cervical cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic

Youhua Wang
1
,
Haowen Pang
2
,
Sheng Lin
2
,
Xiangxiang Shi
2

  1. Department of Oncology, Gulin County People’s Hospital, Luzhou, China
  2. Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
J Contemp Brachytherapy 2024; 16
Online publish date: 2025/01/09
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