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H Eder1, H Schlattl2

  • 1Formerly Bavarian Environment Agency, priv. Am Stadtpark 43, D-81243 München, Germany.

Physica Medica : PM : an International Journal Devoted to the Applications of Physics to Medicine and Biology : Official Journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB)
|March 25, 2021
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Attenuation factorEffective doseOrgan dosesProtective garment

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