A Monte Carlo Study of Secondary Electron Production from Gold Nanoparticle in Kilovoltage and Megavoltage X-rays
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1976-0620
DOI: 10.7742/jksr.2016.10.3.153