Methods for Dose Calculation and Beam Characterization in External Photon Beam Radiotherapy
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OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY P. O. BOX 1000, FI-02015 TKK http://www.tkk.fi Author Laura Korhonen Name of the dissertation Manuscript submitted Aug. 25, 2009 Manuscript revised Oct. 25, 2009 Date of the defence Nov 27, 2009 Article dissertation (summary + original articles) Monograph Faculty Department Field of research Opponent(s) Supervisor Instructor Abstract
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