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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2017; 06(01): 037-038
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.202571
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Treatment planning challenges for prosthesis prostate cancer patients in radiation therapy

N. Adhikari
Department of Physics, Tri Chandra College, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Dinesh Babu Pandey
Department of Physics, Tri Chandra College, Kathmandu, Nepal
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