Voxel-based Monte Carlo simulation of human external exposure to terrestrial gamma radiation

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Numéro		Radioprotection Volume 59, Numéro 4, October - December 2024


Page(s)		296 - 305
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2024030
Publié en ligne		13 décembre 2024

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