Electron beam characteristics at extended source to surface distance for a Clinac-DHX linear accelerator
By: T. Arunkumar, Sanjay Supe, M. Ravikumar, S. Sathiyan, K. Ganesh and C. Varatharaj
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-009-0012-x | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 (formerly 1425-4689) | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 121 - 133
Published online: Sep 22, 2010
Published in print: Jan 1, 2009
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
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