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Original Article

Does Variation in the in Vitro Cellular Radiosensitivity Explain the Shallow Clinical Dose—control Curve for Malignant Melanoma?

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Pages 117-126 | Received 08 May 1989, Accepted 04 Aug 1989, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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