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Verification of the use of GEANT4 and MCNPX Monte Carlo Codes for Calculations of the Depth-Dose Distributions in Water for the Proton Therapy of Eye Tumours Cover

Verification of the use of GEANT4 and MCNPX Monte Carlo Codes for Calculations of the Depth-Dose Distributions in Water for the Proton Therapy of Eye Tumours

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|Jul 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2014-0007 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
Language: English
Page range: 61 - 66
Submitted on: Jun 26, 2013
Accepted on: Apr 16, 2014
Published on: Jul 8, 2014
Published by: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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