Dosimetric verification of source strength for HDR afterloading units with Ir-192 and Co-60 photon sources: Comparison of three different international protocols
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Treatment planning study of the 3D dosimetric differences between Co-60 and Ir-192 sources in high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy for cervix cancer
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Physics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0971-6203
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6203.103603