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Zhen HU, Lu ZHANG, Yifu ZHOU, Qingming HE, Long GU, Shixu ZHANG. NECP-MCX software simulation of AB-BNCT neutron transport process[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(9): 090205

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Category: ACCELERATOR, RAY TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS

Received: Nov. 15, 2023

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Published Online: Nov. 13, 2024

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DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.090205

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