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A proposal for a quality control protocol in breast CT with synchrotron radiation Cover

A proposal for a quality control protocol in breast CT with synchrotron radiation

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|Mar 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2018-0015 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 329 - 336
Submitted on: Dec 4, 2017
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Accepted on: Dec 12, 2017
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Published on: Mar 24, 2018
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2018 Adriano Contillo, Anna Veronese, Luca Brombal, Sandro Donato, Luigi Rigon, Angelo Taibi, Giuliana Tromba, Renata Longo, Fulvia Arfelli, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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