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Distribution of the number of clonogens surviving fractionated radiotherapy: a long-standing problem revisited

L.G. Hanin Department of Mathematics, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209-8085, USA
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M. Zaider Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
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A. Y. Yakovlev Huntsman Cancer Institute, Department of Oncological Sciences, University of Utah, 2001 Circle of Hope, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Pages 205-213 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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