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Verification of real-time dosimetry of ultra-high dose rate beams at AQURE FLASH RT on the sample surface

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|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2024-0038 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 30, 2024
Accepted on: Nov 6, 2024
Published on: Dec 31, 2024
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2024 Aleksandra Lenartowicz-Gasik, Agnieszka Misiarz, Vasyl Markopolski, Marta Walo, Urszula Gryczka, Sylwester Bułka, Bartosz Pawałowski, Marta Kruszyna-Mochalska, Jacek Rzadkiewicz, published by Polish Society of Medical Physics
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