Generalized Fokker–Planck Theory for Electron and Photon Transport in Biological Tissues: Application to Radiotherapy
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Generalized Fokker-Planck Theory for Electron and Photon Transport in Biological Tissues: Application to Radiotherapy
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عنوان ژورنال: Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1748-670X,1748-6718
DOI: 10.1080/1748670x.2010.491828