The response of tumours with Gompertzian growth characteristics to fractionated radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 325-339

  O'Donoghue, J A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL PROLIFERATION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REMISSION;

CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0030880529     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530097143329     Document Type: Article

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