Quantifying the position and steepness of radiation dose-response curves

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 531-542

  Bentzen, S M ^a   Tucker, S L ^b  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030968110     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530097143860     Document Type: Review

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