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Survey of Equipment Quality Control in Radiotherapy Centres in Croatia: First Results

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|Oct 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-62-2011-2103 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Slovenian
Page range: 255 - 260
Published on: Oct 4, 2011
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2011 Slaven Jurković, Ana Diklić, Mladen Kasabašić, Đeni Radojčić, Manda Švabić, Ana Ivković, Dario Faj, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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