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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 106, No. 6, pp. 346–348, June, 2009.
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Fedin, D.V., Ksenofontov, A.I. Assessment of the effect of local protection during brachytherapy with heterogeneity correction factors. At Energy 106, 434–436 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-009-9184-4
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