Clinical Oncology
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 115-119 , March 2007

Variability in Radiation Oncologists' Opinion on the Indication of a Bolus in Post-mastectomy Radiotherapy: an International Survey

Received 18 May 2006 ,Revised 23 September 2006 ,Accepted 10 October 2006.

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Clinical Oncology
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