Current status of brachytherapy in cancer treatment – short overview
Cancer incidence and mortality depend on a number of factors, including age, socio-economic status and geographical location, and its prevalence is growing around the world. Most of cancer treatments include external beam radiotherapy or brachytherapy. Brachytherapy, a type of radiotherapy with ener...
Main Author: | Janusz Skowronek |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2017-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy |
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Online Access: | https://www.termedia.pl/Current-status-of-brachytherapy-in-cancer-treatment-short-overview,54,31445,1,1.html |
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