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Methods for geometric and nonlinear optimization of the structure of interstitial implants for interstitial x-ray therapy of malignant tumors

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Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2007, pp. 38–43.

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Klepper, L.Y. Methods for geometric and nonlinear optimization of the structure of interstitial implants for interstitial x-ray therapy of malignant tumors. Biomed Eng 41, 86–90 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10527-007-0018-1

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