Measurement of Head Scatter Factor for Linear Accelerators using Indigenously Designed Columnar Mini Phantom
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-011-0002-7 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 (formerly 1425-4689) | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 13 - 25
Published on: Feb 7, 2012
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
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