Single-versus multi-fraction radiation treatment for metastatic spinal cord compression: functional outcome study

Mohammad Abu‐Hegazy1, Hanan Ahmed Wahba2
1Mansoura University
2Department of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

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