The pig as a model for the study of radiation effects on the lung

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 447-452

  Hopewell, J W ^a   Rezvani, M ^a   Moustafa, H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HISTOLOGY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INJURY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOBIOLOGY; SWINE; X RAY;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034093567     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530000138439     Document Type: Conference Paper

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