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Technical Paper

Gamma Dose Rate Near a New 252Cf Brachytherapy Source

Eugene C. Fortune IVGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
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Ian C. GauldOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831
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C.-K. Chris WangGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332
Pages 73-76 | Published online: 10 Apr 2017

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