Survey of radiosensitivity in a variety of human cell strains

Cancer Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1980, Pages 926-932

  Arlett, Colin F ^a   Harcourt, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; IN VITRO STUDY; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; GAMMA RAYS; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0018837288     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: 15387445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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