International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 327-337 , 1 February 2001

Individualizing cancer treatment: biological optimization models in treatment planning and delivery

Presented at ICTR 2000, Lugano, Switzerland, March 5–8, 2000.

  • Anders Brahme, Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dr. A. Brahme, Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Box 260, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden

,Accepted 31 August 2000.

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International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 327-337 , 1 February 2001

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