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. 1958 Oct;23(4):238–247.

The Therapeutic Use of Radioactive Isotopes

Lecture delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 9th May 1958

D W Smithers
PMCID: PMC2413697  PMID: 13583921

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