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% TEMPLATE FOR UCL MSc THESIS
% (c) Paul Oswald, 2023
% This is a template for a MSc Thesis document, based on a Microsoft Word template given
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\author{Your Name}
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%Acronym entries
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\begin{document}
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{\relscale{1.19}{A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science (MSc) in}}
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{\relscale{1.15}\textbf{PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE\\}}
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{\relscale{1.15}\textbf{UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON\\}}
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{\relscale{1.19}{TITLE}}\\
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By\\
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YOUR NAME\\
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{\begin{singlespace}First Supervisor: \\
Second Supervisor: \\\end{singlespace}}
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Department of Medical Physics\\
and Biomedical Engineering\\
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON\\
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Date of submission: \today\\
Word count: WORD COUNT\\
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\chapter*{Declaration} % the Asterix (*) indicates that this section will be added to the table of contents but no number will be present beside it.
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Declaration}
I, YOUR NAME confirm that the work presented in this report is my own. Where information has been derived from other sources, I confirm that this has been indicated in the report.
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\noindent\signature{YOUR NAME}
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% ---------------------- ABSTRACT -----------------------
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\chapter*{Abstract} % the Asterix (*) indicates that this section will be added to the table of contents but no number will be present beside it.
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% ----------------- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -------------------
\newpage
\chapter*{Acknowledgements}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Acknowledgement}
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% ----------------- ACRONYMS -------------------
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% ------------------ TABLE OF CONTENTS --------------------
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% ------------------- INTRODUCTION ---------------------
\chapter{Introduction}
\input{Introduction} % Section/Chapter entries can be done in the Main.tex file or in a
% separate tex file for longer and more complex documents
% ------------------- MATERIALS AND METHODS ---------------------
\chapter{Materials and Methods}
\input{Materials and Methods} % Section/Chapter entries can be done in the Main.tex file or in a
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% ------------------- RESULTS ---------------------
\chapter{Results}
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% ------------------- DISCUSSION ---------------------
\chapter{Discussion}
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% ------------------- CONCLUSION AND FUTURE OUTLOOK ---------------------
\chapter{Conclusion and Future Outlook}
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% separate tex file for longer and more complex documents
% ------------------- BIBLIOGRAPHY ---------------------
\newpage
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\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{References} % Adds References Section to Table of Contents
% ------------------- Appendix ---------------------
\chapter*{Appendix}
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