Oncogenic transformation in C3H10T1/2 cells by low-energy neutrons

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 327-333

  Miller, R C ^a   Marino, S A ^a   Napoli, J ^b   Shah, H ^b   Hall, E J ^a   Geard, C R ^a   Brenner, D J ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MOUSE; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; NEUTRON RADIATION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; X RAY; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; FIBROBLAST; NEUTRON; NON-PROGRAMMATIC; RADIATION RESPONSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALIA;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FIBROBLASTS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MICE; NEUTRONS; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 0033624806     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530000138664     Document Type: Article

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