Assessment of Counting Efficiency of a Whole Body Counter by Human Body Size and Standing Position Using Monte Carlo Method
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Pak, Min Jung
(Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences)
Yoo, Jae Ryong (Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences) Ha, Wi-Ho (Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences) Lee, Seung-Sook (Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences) Kim, Kwang Pyo (KyungHee University) |
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