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The clinical efficacy of effective dose

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2014

Syed F. Akber
Syed F. Akber*
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Radiological Physicist, Lorain, Ohio 44063, USA
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Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , September 2014 , pp. 375 - 377
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