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Dose–response in external-beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer: the evidence grows

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boxed-textPeeters ST et al. (2006) Dose-response in radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: results of the Dutch multicenter randomized phase III trial comparing 68 Gy of radiotherapy with 78 Gy. Clin Oncol 24: 1990–1996

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  1. RA Hsi is the Section Head of Radiation Oncology at Virginia Mason Medical Center, and J Corman is the Director of the Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Clinic at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA, USA.,

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