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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 338, 2025
ANIMMA 2025 – Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications
Article Number 09013
Number of page(s) 8
Section Environmental and Medical Sciences
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202533809013
Published online 18 November 2025
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