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Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Unresectable Sacral Chordomas

Reiko Imai, Tadashi Kamada, Hiroshi Tsuji, Takeshi Yanagi, Masayuki Baba, Tadaaki Miyamoto, Shingo Kato, Susumu Kandatsu, Jun‐etsu Mizoe, Hirohiko Tsujii,

Clinical Cancer Research · 2004 · 131 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

Carbon ion radiotherapy is effective and safe in the management of patients with unresectable sacral chordomas and offers a promising alternative to surgery.

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