The 'QUAD SHOT'--a phase II study of palliative radiotherapy for incurable head and neck cancer.

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Radiotherapy and Oncology

• Publication date

  2005-11-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/J.RADONC.2005.10.008PMID 16260054
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