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Protocol for X-ray dosimetry in radiobiology

J. Zoetelief Interfaculty Reactor Institute, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB Delft, The Netherlands.
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J. J. Broerse Interfaculty Reactor Institute, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB Delft, The Netherlands & Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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R. W. Davies NycomedAmersham Plc, Amersham HP7 9NA, UK.
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M. Octave-Prignot Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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M. Rezvani Research Institute (University of Oxford), Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK.
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J. C. Sáez Vergara CIEMAT, Av. Complutense 22, E-28040 Madrid, Spain.
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M. P. Toni Instituto Nazionale de Metrologia delle Radiazioni Ionizzanti, ENEA-CR Casaccia, I-0100 Rome, Italy.
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