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Design and construction of in-house source holder for assaying the source strength of I-125 seed, model #: STM1251 Cover

Design and construction of in-house source holder for assaying the source strength of I-125 seed, model #: STM1251

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|Jul 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2026-0012 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 118 - 124
Submitted on: Jan 5, 2026
Accepted on: May 28, 2026
Published on: Jul 2, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Sarathiel Tuyizere, Joseph Makuraza, Samuel Nii Adu Tagoe, Edem Kwabla SoSu, Alhassan Mohammed Baidoo, published by Polish Society of Medical Physics
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