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Empirical method for modeling the percent depth dose curves of electron beam in radiation therapy Cover

Empirical method for modeling the percent depth dose curves of electron beam in radiation therapy

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|Dec 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2021-0037 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 315 - 321
Published on: Dec 23, 2021
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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