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  1. Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics (IGD), Fraunhoferstr 5, 64283, Darmstadt, Germany

    Gorgios Sakas PhD

  2. Institut für Medizinische Informatik (IMI), Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany

    Andreas Pommert PhD

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Sakas, G., Pommert, A. (2006). 3D Visualization. In: Schlegel, W., Bortfeld, T., Grosu, AL. (eds) New Technologies in Radiation Oncology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29999-8_4

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