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Physical characteristics of photon beam from a CLINAC-DBX single energy accelerator

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-011-0014-3 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 143 - 151
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 Rahul Umbarkar, Sanjay Supe, Manoy Pandey, Jayanty Ashok, published by Polish Society of Medical Physics
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