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Independent verification of treatment planning system calculations

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|Jun 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nuka-2021-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
Language: English
Page range: 47 - 53
Submitted on: Apr 10, 2019
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Accepted on: Nov 2, 2020
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Published on: Jun 8, 2021
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2021 Edyta Dąbrowska-Szewczyk, Anna Zawadzka, Beata Brzozowska, Agnieszka Walewska, Paweł Kukołowicz, published by Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
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