Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy
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High-dose-rate brachytherapy for eyelid carcinoma: Implant technique and review

Jose Luis Guinot
1
,
Cristina Gutierrez
2
,
Mar Vercher
1
,
Marc Juárez
2
,
Miguel Angel Santos
1
,
Monica Núñez
1
,
Sandra Canos
1
,
Andrea Slocker
2
,
Dina Najjari
2

  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Fundacion Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia (I.V.O.), Valencia, Spain
  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut Català d’Oncologia (I.C.O.), L’ Hospitalet (Barcelona), Spain
J Contemp Brachytherapy 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2025.158163
Online publish date: 2025/12/21
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