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Dose assessment in high dose rate brachytherapy with cobalt-60 source for cervical cancer treatment: a phantom study Cover

Dose assessment in high dose rate brachytherapy with cobalt-60 source for cervical cancer treatment: a phantom study

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|Dec 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2020-0029 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 243 - 250
Published on: Dec 24, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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