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Dosimetric Study of the Small Field Technique in Electron Beam Therapy (SFEBT)

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|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2025-0008 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 81 - 91
Submitted on: Aug 7, 2024
Accepted on: Feb 14, 2025
Published on: Apr 2, 2025
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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