The contribution of the internal scatter to radiation dose during CT scan of the head
โ Scribed by M. Chopp; Linda Ewald; Mary Hartson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 399 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-3940
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