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Figueroa et al., 2016 - Google Patents

Dosimetric and bremsstrahlung performance of a single convergent beam for teletherapy device

Figueroa et al., 2016

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Document ID
8542157420608866672
Author
Figueroa R
Santibáñez M
Valente M
Publication year
Publication venue
Physica Medica

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The present work investigates preliminary feasibility and characteristics of a new type of radiation therapy modality based on a single convergent beam of photons. The proposal consists of the design of a device capable of generating convergent X-ray beams useful for …
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