Vol 26, No 3 (2021)
Letter to the Editor
Published online: 2021-03-26
Could patients benefit from whole-brain radiotherapy with unilateral hippocampus sparing?
Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2021;26(3):454-456.
Abstract
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Keywords: radiotherapybrain metastasishippocampusneuro-cognitive function
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