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Radiosensitivity of normal fibroblasts from breast cancer patients assessed by the micronucleus and colony assays

J JOHANSEN Danish Canc er Society , Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus Kommunehospital, Norrebrogade 44, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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C STREFFER Institu t fur Medizinisches Strahlenbiologie, Universita- tsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, D-45122 Essen 1 Germany.
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C FUHRMANN Institu t fur Medizinisches Strahlenbiologie, Universita- tsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, D-45122 Essen 1 Germany.
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S.M BENTZEN Danish Canc er Society , Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus Kommunehospital, Norrebrogade 44, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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B STAUSBOL-GRON Danish Canc er Society , Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus Kommunehospital, Norrebrogade 44, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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M OVERGAARD Department of Oncology, University Hospital of Aarhus Aarhus Kommunehospital, Norrebrogade 44, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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J OVERGAARD Danish Canc er Society , Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus Kommunehospital, Norrebrogade 44, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Pages 671-678 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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