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249cm $ sup 3$ Ge (Li) detector for medical imaging

Kirby et al., 1975

Document ID
276276005792745231
Author
Kirby J
Phelps P
Sawyer D
Armantrout G
Shipley W
Atkins F
Charleston D
Beck R
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