Position of effective electron source for shielded electron beams from a therapeutic linear accelerator
By: Mohammed Al Asmary and Manickam Ravikumar
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-010-0002-z | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 (formerly 1425-4689) | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
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Published on: May 5, 2011
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