Differential effects of dose rate and superfractionation on survival and cell cycle of V79 cells from spheroid and monolayer culture

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-79

  Fritz, Peter ^a   Weber, Klaus J ^a   Frank, Claudia ^a   Flentje, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dose rate and fractionation effects; In vitro experiments; Pulsed brachytherapy; V79 cells

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CELL CYCLE; CELL STRAIN V 79; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TUMOR SPHEROID;

EID: 0029922377     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8140(96)01711-2     Document Type: Article

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