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Evaluation of boron neutron capture effects in cell culture using sulforhodamine-B assay and a colony assay

A. WITTIG W. SAUERWEIN F. POLLER C. FUHRMANN K. HIDEGHETY C. STREFFER Department of Radiation Oncology; Institute for Medical Radiation Physics; Institute for Medical Radiation Biology, University of Essen, Hufelandstrae 55, D-45122 Essen, Germany.
Pages 679-690 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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