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Monte Carlo dosimetry for BEBIG Cobalt-60 brachytherapy source with gynecological applicator in the presence of inhomogeneities Cover

Monte Carlo dosimetry for BEBIG Cobalt-60 brachytherapy source with gynecological applicator in the presence of inhomogeneities

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2024-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 145 - 151
Submitted on: Mar 24, 2024
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Accepted on: Jun 27, 2024
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Published on: Oct 3, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2024 Farhad Moradi, Siti Fairus Abdul Sani, Azman Mahyuddin, Ngie Min Ung, David Andrew Bradley, Kholoud Almugren, Hairul Azhar Abdul Rashid, published by Polish Society of Medical Physics
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