Aspects on the development of radiation therapy and radiation biology since the early work of Rolf Wideroe

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 593-602

  Brahme, Anders ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; ELECTRON THERAPY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOBIOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031735356     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418698430304     Document Type: Article

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