OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SAMARIUM-DOPED FLUOROPHOSPHATE GLASS FOR X-RAY DOSIMETRY FOR MICROBEAM RADIATION THERAPY AT THE CANADIAN LIGHT SOURCE

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