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Jinpeng HAN1,2, Xingtao AN1, Ji WANG2,*, Zhijun YANG2..., Peiwei WANG2, Jinjie WU2 and Kun WANG2|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
  • 2National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China
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    Jinpeng HAN, Xingtao AN, Ji WANG, Zhijun YANG, Peiwei WANG, Jinjie WU, Kun WANG. Simulation study on the dosimetric parameters of domestically produced high-dose-rate brachytherapy 192Ir source[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(2): 020302 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Jinpeng HAN, Xingtao AN, Ji WANG, Zhijun YANG, Peiwei WANG, Jinjie WU, Kun WANG. Simulation study on the dosimetric parameters of domestically produced high-dose-rate brachytherapy 192Ir source[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2025, 48(2): 020302
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