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Relationships between clonogenic cell survival, DNA damage and chromosomal radiosensitivity in nine human cervix carcinoma cell lines

A. M. Eastham, J. Atkinson, C. M. L. West Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Wilmslow Road, Manchester M20 4BX, UK
Pages 295-302 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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