Evaluating factors affecting mean glandular dose in mammography: a retrospective analysis

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


Page(s)		132 - 139
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2025039
Published online		15 June 2026

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