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In the 1950’s, new sources of deeply penetrating radiations, such as Cobalt-60 units, linear accelerators, and betatrons, became available and have become the standard for modern radiation therapy.
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Bagshaw, M.A. (1983). Radiotherapy of Prostatic Cancer. In: Pavone-Macaluso, M., Smith, P.H. (eds) Cancer of the Prostate and Kidney. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 53. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4349-3_35
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