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Thyroid volume's influence on energy deposition from 131I calculated by Monte Carlo (MC) simulation Cover

Thyroid volume's influence on energy deposition from 131I calculated by Monte Carlo (MC) simulation

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|Mar 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-011-0008-5 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 143 - 146
Published on: Mar 29, 2011
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2011 Ali Mowlavi, Maria Fornasier, Mario de Denaro, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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