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Original Research

Monte Carlo and analytic simulations in nanoparticle-enhanced radiation therapy

Autumn D Paro1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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Mainul Hossain2 NanoScience Technology Center and School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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Thomas J Webster1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA;3 Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;4 Wenzhou Institute of Biomaterials and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
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Ming Su1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA;4 Wenzhou Institute of Biomaterials and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 4735-4741 | Published online: 16 Sep 2016

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