Evidence for two forms of substructure in the cell survival curve - Mechanisms and clinical consequences

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 895-902

  Skarsgard, Lloyd D ^a   Hill, Andrew A ^a   Acheson, Deanna K ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL KILLING; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; RADIATION TOLERANCE;

EID: 0032756437     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418699432581     Document Type: Article

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