Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 4, Issue 11 , Pages 825-831 , November 2007

Integration of Databases for Radiotherapy Outcomes Analyses

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doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2007.05.020

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 4, Issue 11 , Pages 825-831 , November 2007

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