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Radiation monitoring of non-lead-lined treatment room in general pediatric ward and adjacent areas for high dose 131Iodine-mIBG Cover

Radiation monitoring of non-lead-lined treatment room in general pediatric ward and adjacent areas for high dose 131Iodine-mIBG

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|Oct 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2018-0019 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 133 - 136
Submitted on: Apr 10, 2018
Accepted on: Jun 21, 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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