The Role of Postoperative Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Resected Esophageal Cancer
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Lee Chang Geol
(Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center)
Kim Choong Bae (Department of General Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center) Chung Kyung Young (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center) Lee Doo Yun (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center) Seong Jinsil (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center) Kim Gwi Eon (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center) Suh Chang Ok (Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei Cancer Center) |
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