Investigation of hypersensitivity to fractionated low-dose radiation exposure

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 187-191

  Smith, Lewis G ^a   Miller, Richard C ^a   Richards, Marcia ^a   Brenner, David J ^a   Hall, Eric J ^a  

^a Coll Phys Surgs of Columbia Univ ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cell survival; Dose fractionation; Linear quadratic model; Low dose hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; X IRRADIATION;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CRICETINAE; DOSE FRACTIONATION; EMBRYO; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIOBIOLOGY;

EID: 0032787633     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00143-1     Document Type: Article

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