Measurement of Neutron Flux in a Medical Compact cyclotron room with Boron-Containing water Self-Shielding
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a) Department of Radiological Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ami 4669-2, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki 300-0394, Japan b) MI clinic, Syouji 1-12-13, Toyonaka City, Osaka 560-0004, Japan c) National Institute of Public Health, Minami 2-3-6, Wako City, Saitama 351-0197, Japan d) Yokohama Rousai Hospital, Kodzukue-cho 3211, Kofuku-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa 222-0036, Japan e) Department of Nuclear Medicine and Tracer Kinetics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamada Oka 2-2, Suita City, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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تاریخ انتشار 2015