Low-dose ionizing radiation decreases the frequency of neoplastic transformation to a level below the spontaneous rate in C3H 10T1/2 cells

Radiation Research

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-373

  Azzam, E I ^a   De Toledo, S M ^a   Raaphorst, G P ^b   Mitchel, R E J ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD;

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EID: 0029764075     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579298     Document Type: Article

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