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IMRT implementation and patient specific dose verification with film and ion chamber array detectors Cover

IMRT implementation and patient specific dose verification with film and ion chamber array detectors

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|Sep 2010

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-009-0009-5 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 87 - 102
Published on: Sep 22, 2010
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2010 Sathiyan Saminathan, Ravikumar Manickam, Varatharaj Chandraraj, Sanjay Supe, Subbarao Keshava, published by Polish Society of Medical Physics
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