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Developing and evaluating dose calculation models for verification of advanced radiotherapy
Jörgen Olofsson
- 01 Jan 2006
TL;DR: The subject of this thesis has been to develop and evaluate the ability to accurately determine the absorbed dose (D) that is given to the patient in the context of radiotherapy.
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Abstract: A prerequisite for modern radiotherapy is the ability to accurately determine the absorbed dose (D) that is given to the patient. The subject of this thesis has been to develop and evaluate efficie ...
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