MONTE CARLO SIMULATION IN INTERNAL RADIOTHERAPY OF THYROID CANCER
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Engineering Technologies and Management Research
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2454-1907
DOI: 10.29121/ijetmr.v5.i2.2018.669