Relative contribution of bystander and targeted cell killing to the low- dose region of the radiation dose-response curve

Radiation Research

Volumn 153, Issue 5 I, 2000, Pages 508-511

  Seymour, Colin B ^a   Mothersill, Carmel ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL DENSITY; CELL KILLING; CELL SURVIVAL; CLONOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

EID: 0034109161     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/0033-7587(2000)153[0508:RCOBAT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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