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The significance of free-hand needles in cervical cancer brachytherapy

Jan-Erik Palmgren
1
,
Jan Seppälä
1
,
Ester Jääskeläinen
2
,
Maarit Anttila
2

  1. Department of Radiotherapy, Kuopio University Hospital, KYS, Sädesairaala, Kuopio, Finland
  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuopio University Hospital, KYS, Kuopio, Finland
J Contemp Brachytherapy 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2024.146672
Online publish date: 2025/01/14
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