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Is interstitial hyperthermia a safe and efficacious adjunct to radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer?

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boxed-textDeger S et al. (2004) Thermoradiotherapy using interstitial self-regulating thermoseeds: an intermediate analysis of a phase II trial. Eur Urol 45: 574–580

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