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Dosimetry of two new interstitial brachytherapy sources Cover
By: Pooneh Saidi and  Mahdi Sadeghi  
Open Access
|Mar 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-011-0013-4 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 129 - 141
Published on: Mar 20, 2012
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2012 Pooneh Saidi, Mahdi Sadeghi, published by Polish Society of Medical Physics
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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