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International Journal of Radiation Biology Volume 73, 1998 - Issue 6
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Low predictive value of intrinsic fibroblast radiosensitivity for fibrosis development following radiotherapy for breast cancer

N.S RUSSELL The Netherlan ds Canc er Institu te/Antoni van Leeu wenhoekh uis, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlan ds.
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A GRUMMELS The Netherlan ds Canc er Institu te/Antoni van Leeu wenhoekh uis, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlan ds.
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A.A.M HART The Netherlan ds Canc er Institu te/Antoni van Leeu wenhoekh uis, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlan ds.
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I.J.H SMOLDERS The Netherlan ds Canc er Institu te/Antoni van Leeu wenhoekh uis, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlan ds.
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J BORGER The Netherlan ds Canc er Institu te/Antoni van Leeu wenhoekh uis, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlan ds.
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H BARTELINK The Netherlan ds Canc er Institu te/Antoni van Leeu wenhoekh uis, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlan ds.
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A. C. BEGG The Netherlan ds Canc er Institu te/Antoni van Leeu wenhoekh uis, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlan ds.
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