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The influence of shielding reinforcement in a vault with limited dimensions on the neutron dose equivalent in vicinity of medical electron linear accelerator Cover

The influence of shielding reinforcement in a vault with limited dimensions on the neutron dose equivalent in vicinity of medical electron linear accelerator

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|May 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2020-0024 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 247 - 252
Submitted on: Feb 2, 2020
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Accepted on: Mar 11, 2020
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Published on: May 2, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 Ana Ivkovic, Dario Faj, Mladen Kasabasic, Marina Poje Sovilj, Ivana Krpan, Marina Grabar Branilovic, Hrvoje Brkic, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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