Monte Carlo dosimetry for targeted irradiation of individual cells using a microbeam facility

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-11

  Incerti, S ^a,b   Seznec, H ^a,b   Simon, M ^a,b   Barberet, Ph ^a,b   Habchi, C ^a,b   Moretto, Ph ^a,b  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES NUCLÉAIRES DE BORDEAUX GRADIGNAN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

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EID: 61449252569     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp003     Document Type: Article

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