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Original Articles Radiophysics/Radiobiology

Monte Carlo simulations of new 2D ripple filters for particle therapy facilities

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Pages 40-49 | Received 05 Jun 2013, Accepted 30 Jul 2013, Published online: 20 Sep 2013

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