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Porphyrin-mediated boron neutron capture therapy: evaluation of the reactions of skin and central nervous system

G. M. Morris Normal Tissue Radiobiology Research Group, Research Institute, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK
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J. A. Coderre Normal Tissue Radiobiology Research Group, Research Institute, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK
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J. W. Hopewell Normal Tissue Radiobiology Research Group, Research Institute, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK
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P. L. Micca Medical Department Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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M. Nawrocky Present address: Department of Clinical Oncology, The Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK
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M. Miura Present address: Department of Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, USA
Pages 149-158 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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