• Photonic Sensors
  • Vol. 10, Issue 1, 34 (2020)
Wan Insaniah Saleha AHMAD SHAH and Ahmad Fairuz OMAR*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia
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    Wan Insaniah Saleha AHMAD SHAH, Ahmad Fairuz OMAR. Spectroscopy and Light Emitting Diodes Based System in Characterizing External Beam Therapy 3 Films for Solar Ultraviolet Measurement[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2020, 10(1): 34 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Wan Insaniah Saleha AHMAD SHAH, Ahmad Fairuz OMAR. Spectroscopy and Light Emitting Diodes Based System in Characterizing External Beam Therapy 3 Films for Solar Ultraviolet Measurement[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2020, 10(1): 34
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