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Original Article

Prediction of Cell Survival Curves from DNA Double-strand Break Repair Data for Low- and High-LET Radiation

Pages 523-536 | Received 12 Jun 1989, Accepted 19 Sep 1989, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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