The role of imaging in radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma

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The role of imaging in radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. / Hutchings, Martin; Berthelsen, Anne Kiil; Barrington, Sally F.

Radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. ed. / Lena Specht; Joachim Yahalom. Heidelberg : Springer, 2011. p. 81-89.

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Harvard

Hutchings, M, Berthelsen, AK & Barrington, SF 2011, The role of imaging in radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. in L Specht & J Yahalom (eds), Radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 81-89. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78944-4

APA

Hutchings, M., Berthelsen, A. K., & Barrington, S. F. (2011). The role of imaging in radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. In L. Specht, & J. Yahalom (Eds.), Radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma (pp. 81-89). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78944-4

Vancouver

Hutchings M, Berthelsen AK, Barrington SF. The role of imaging in radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. In Specht L, Yahalom J, editors, Radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. Heidelberg: Springer. 2011. p. 81-89 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78944-4

Author

Hutchings, Martin ; Berthelsen, Anne Kiil ; Barrington, Sally F. / The role of imaging in radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. Radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. editor / Lena Specht ; Joachim Yahalom. Heidelberg : Springer, 2011. pp. 81-89

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