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Verification of calculations carried out with the Eclipse treatment planning system

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|Oct 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2018-0015 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 109 - 114
Submitted on: Aug 20, 2017
Accepted on: Jun 26, 2018
Published on: Oct 4, 2018
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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