Clinical applications of gel dosimeters

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 108-131

  Ibbott, Geoffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 33947394900     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/56/1/010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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