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Original Article

Monitoring of Blood-10B Concentration for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Using Prompt Gamma-Ray Analysis

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Pages 517-523 | Received 25 Jul 1994, Accepted 01 Dec 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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