Dosimetric characterizations of GZP6 60Co high dose rate brachytherapy sources: application of superimposition method
By: Mohammad Toossi, Mahdi Ghorbani, Ali Mowlavi and Ali Meigooni
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Language: English
Page range: 170 - 178
Published on: Jan 2, 2012
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
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