Introduction: The significance of radiobiology and radiotherapy for cancer treatment

Basic Clinical Radiobiology, Fourth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-10

  Joiner, Michael ^a   van der Kogel, Albert ^b   Steel, G Gordon ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1201/b15450-4     Document Type: Chapter

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