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Prediction of the cumulated dose for external beam irradiation of prostate cancer patients with 3D-CRT technique

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2016-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
Language: English
Page range: 15 - 18
Submitted on: Aug 1, 2014
Accepted on: Sep 17, 2015
Published on: Mar 17, 2016
Published by: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2016 Marta Giżyńska, Dorota Blatkiewicz, Beata Czyżew, Maciej Gałecki, Małgorzata Gil-Ulkowska, Paweł Kukołowicz, published by Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
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