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[Isodose computations of linear and circular interstitial radiation sources]

J Roth

    Strahlentherapie
    |April 1, 1976
    PubMed
    Summary

    A new program computes and visualizes radiation doses around interstitial sources. It offers optimal descriptions for linear or circular source arrangements in parallel planes.

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