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Dosimetric verification of compensated beams using radiographic film

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|Jul 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-011-0020-9 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 310 - 314
Published on: Jul 20, 2011
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2011 Slaven Jurkovic, Gordana Zauhar, Dario Faj, Deni Radojcic, Manda Svabic, Mladen Kasabasic, Ana Diklic, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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