journal article·2025-05

Rare-earth nanocrystalline scintillators for biomedical application: A review

Weijun Zhao, Xinyi Huang, Sikun Hu, Fan Yang, Jiuping Zhong

Ceramics International· Volume 51· Issue 12
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