Development of a Whole Body Atlas for Radiation Therapy Planning and Treatment Optimization
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Planning and Treatment Optimization Sharif Qatarneh Division of Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet, Box 260, SE 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden. [Fax: +46 8 343 525, E-mail: [email protected]] Thesis supervisors: Bengt K. Lind, Ph.D. and Anders Brahme, Ph.D. Ph.D. awarded February 2006 in Medical Radiation Physics by Stockholm University, Sweden.
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