Medical applications of nuclear physics and heavy-ion beams

Nuclear Physics A

Volumn 685, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 454-471

  Alonso, Jose R ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0035953201     PISSN: 03759474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-9474(01)00561-9     Document Type: Article

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