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James E. Bates, MD, on Pediatric Cancer Survivors: New Findings on Late Effects

2017 ASTRO Annual Meeting

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James E. Bates, MD, of the University of Florida, discusses a volumetric dose-effect analysis of late cardiotoxicity, results from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (Abstract 4).



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