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Efficient single-detector gamma imaging for civil nuclear inspection

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Efficient single-detector gamma imaging for civil nuclear inspection. / Mellor, M.P.; Shippen, B.A.; Joyce, M.J.
2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record (NSS/MIC). IEEE, 2012. p. 433-438.

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Mellor, MP, Shippen, BA & Joyce, MJ 2012, Efficient single-detector gamma imaging for civil nuclear inspection. in 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record (NSS/MIC). IEEE, pp. 433-438. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551142

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Mellor, M. P., Shippen, B. A., & Joyce, M. J. (2012). Efficient single-detector gamma imaging for civil nuclear inspection. In 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record (NSS/MIC) (pp. 433-438). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551142

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Mellor MP, Shippen BA, Joyce MJ. Efficient single-detector gamma imaging for civil nuclear inspection. In 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record (NSS/MIC). IEEE. 2012. p. 433-438 doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2012.6551142

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Mellor, M.P. ; Shippen, B.A. ; Joyce, M.J. / Efficient single-detector gamma imaging for civil nuclear inspection. 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Record (NSS/MIC). IEEE, 2012. pp. 433-438

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