On measuring the output of an IORT mobile dedicated accelerator

C De Angelis1, A Soriani, M Benassi

  • 1Department of Technology and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161 Rome, Italy. cinzia.deangelis@iss.it

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