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Experience with the 30 MeV Synchrotron as a Radiotherapeutic Instrument

J. S. Mitchell Department of Radiotherapeutics, University of Cambridge, England
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C. L. Smith Department of Radiotherapeutics, University of Cambridge, England
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D. J. Allen-Williams Department of Radiotherapeutics, University of Cambridge, England
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R. Braams Department of Radiotherapeutics, University of Cambridge, England
Pages 603-613 | Published online: 14 Dec 2010

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