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Toward a better prescription method for external radiotherapy

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjmpe-2017-0002 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 3 - 7
Submitted on: Feb 13, 2017
Accepted on: Mar 3, 2017
Published on: Mar 30, 2017
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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