[OA212] A Monte Carlo investigation of dose width product (DWP) as a dose index for CBCT dosimetry
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عنوان ژورنال: Physica Medica
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1120-1797
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.06.284