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Original Article

The Irradiation of V79 Mammalian Cells by Protons with Energies below 2 MeV

Part I: Experimental Arrangement and Measurements of Cell Survival

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Pages 221-237 | Received 06 Feb 1989, Accepted 06 May 1989, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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