Prediction of stopping-power ratios in flattening-filter free beams
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This is an author produced version of a paper published in Medical Physics. This paper has been peer-reviewed but does not include the final publisher proof-corrections or journal pagination. "Prediction of stopping-power ratios in flattening-filter free beams." Abstract 25 Purpose: In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in flattening-filter free (FFF) beams. However, since the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Physics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0094-2405
DOI: 10.1118/1.3314074