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A significant correlation between clonogenic radiosensitivity and the simultaneous assessment of micronucleus and apoptotic cell frequencies

G.Z. GUO Department of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507 Japan.
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K. SASAI Present address: Department of Radiation Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xian Shaanxi, China.
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N. OYA
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T. SHIBATA
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K. SHIBUYA
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M. HIRAOKA
Pages 857-864 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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