Some characteristics of tumour control probability for heterogeneous tumours

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2125-2133

  Ebert, M A ^a,b   Hoban, P W ^c  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CELL DENSITY; CELL KILLING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TUMOR VOLUME;

CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASMS; PROBABILITY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0029742977     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/10/019     Document Type: Article

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