Pulsed-dose-rate and low-dose-rate brachytherapy: Comparison of sparing effects in cells of a radiosensitive and a radioresistant cell line

Radiation Research

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 449-453

  Pomp, J ^a   Woudstra, E C ^b   Kampinga, H H ^b  

^a REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0033002850     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579832     Document Type: Article

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