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In-depth feasibility study on conservative surgery, perioperative high-dose-rate brachytherapy, and external beam radiation therapy, with a focus on interstitial brachytherapy for soft tissue sarcomas: Insights from a single-institute experience

Purnima Thakur
1
,
Vineet Aggarwal
2
,
Manish Gupta
1
,
Anjali Azad
1
,
Naina Negi
1
,
Vishal Verma
2
,
Parul Sharma
1
,
Neeraj Parihar
1

  1. Department of Radiotherapy, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
  2. Department of Orthopedics, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
J Contemp Brachytherapy 2024; 16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2024.144816
Online publish date: 2024/10/31
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