Nationwide survey of 60Co teletherapy dosimetry
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section A: Physics and Chemistry
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0022-4332
DOI: 10.6028/jres.080a.066