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Quality assurance procedures based on dosimetric, gamma analysis as a fast reliable tool for commissioning brachytherapy treatment planning systems Cover

Quality assurance procedures based on dosimetric, gamma analysis as a fast reliable tool for commissioning brachytherapy treatment planning systems

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|Nov 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2017-0050 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 469 - 474
Submitted on: Nov 25, 2016
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Accepted on: Oct 10, 2017
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Published on: Nov 29, 2017
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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