Cells at intermediate oxygen levels can be more important than the 'hypoxic fraction' in determining tumor response to fractionated radiotherapy

Radiation Research

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 541-550

  Wouters, Bradly G ^a   Brown, J Martin ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL SPECIFICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOXIC CELL; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TISSUE LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030926491     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579620     Document Type: Article

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