Linear accelerator: Implementation and use

Quality and Safety in Radiotherapy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 317-321

  Bissonette, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84861615292     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b10448     Document Type: Chapter

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