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Assesing multileaf collimator effect on the build-up region using Monte Carlo method Cover

Assesing multileaf collimator effect on the build-up region using Monte Carlo method

By: M. Moreno,  N. Teixeira,  A. Jesus and  G. Mora  
Open Access
|Apr 2009

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-008-0014-0 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 163 - 182
Published on: Apr 14, 2009
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2009 M. Moreno, N. Teixeira, A. Jesus, G. Mora, published by Polish Society of Medical Physics
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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