Ambient Dose Equivalent versus Effective Dose for Quantifying Stray Radiation Exposures to a Patient Receiving Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer
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عنوان ژورنال: Nuclear Technology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0029-5450,1943-7471
DOI: 10.13182/nt09-a9121