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Sharifi, B. , Zeinali, H. , Alipoor, A. , Shahvar, A. and Negarestani, A. (2015) The Calibration and Use of a New Ring-Shaped Ionization Chamber for Monitoring and Dosimetry of X-Ray Beams.
World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology,
5, 200-207. doi:
10.4236/wjnst.2015.53020.
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