文档介绍：Development of a Whole Body Atlas for Radiation
Therapy Planning and Treatment Optimization
Sharif Qatarneh
Division of Medical Radiation Physics
Department of Oncology-Pathology
Stockholm University & Karolinska Institutet
2006
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Doctoral Dissertation 2006
Division of Medical Radiation Physics
Department of Oncology-Pathology
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm University
“Development of a Whole Body Atlas for Radiation Therapy Planning and Treatment Optimization”
A Thesis Submitted to Stockholm University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for
the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Radiation Physics.
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© 2006 Sharif Qatarneh
ISBN 91-7155-152-2
Printed in Sweden by
Akademitryck AB, Edsbruk, 2006.
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To
My parents
My family
To
Rula
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Never give up,
Never get tired of mystery,
There is always something ...
Somehow, somewhere,
Waiting out there,
To be discovered,
To be explored,
To be!
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Abstract
The main objective of radiation therapy is to obtain the highest possible probability of tumor
cure while minimizing adverse reactions in healthy tissues. A crucial step in the treatment
process is to determine the location and extent of the primary tumor and its loco regional
lymph