Estimation of entrance surface dose for radiography examinations in Arrazi Hospital from Mohammed VI University Hospital Center of Marrakech (Morocco)

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Issue		Radioprotection Volume 61, Number 2, Avril-Juin 2026


Page(s)		126 - 131
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2025028
Published online		15 June 2026

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