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Hyperthermic radiosensitization: mode of action and clinical relevance

H. H. KAMPINGA Department of Radiation and Stress Cell Biology, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV, Groningen, The Netherlands
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E. DIKOMEY Institute of Biophysics and Radiobiology, University of Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
Pages 399-408 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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