The impact of trainee involvement on outcomes in low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer.

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Published in Brachytherapy on January 29, 2016

Authors

Talha Shaikh1, Lora Wang1, Karen Ruth2, Mark Hallman1, David Y Chen3, Richard E Greenberg3, Jinsheng Li1, Kevin Crawford1, Eric M Horwitz4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA.
2: Department of Biostatistics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA.
3: Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA.
4: Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: eric.horwitz@fccc.edu.

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