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MASTOS: Mammography Simulation Tool for design Optimization Studies

G. Spyrou, G. Panayiotakis, G. Tzanakos University of Patras, School of Medicine, Medical Physics Department, 265 00 Patras, Greece; University of Athens, Department of Physics, Division of Nuclear and Particle Physics, Zografou, 157 71 Athens, Greece
Pages 275-293 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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