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Formation of two double-strand breaks in the same DNA molecule by a single high-energy photon or ionizing particle

F. HUTCHINSON Radiobiology Laboratory, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, and Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry Yale University, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06520-8040, USA.
Pages 505-512 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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