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Low-dose hypersensitivity after fractionated low-dose irradiation in vitro

S. C. Short, J. Kelly, C. R. Mayes, M. Woodcock, M. C. Joiner Gray Laboratory Cancer Research Trust, PO Box 100, Mount Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 2JR, UK.
Pages 655-664 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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