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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Survival and tumour control probability in tumours with heterogeneous oxygenation: A comparison between the linear-quadratic and the universal survival curve models for high doses

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Pages 1035-1040 | Received 22 Apr 2014, Accepted 14 May 2014, Published online: 24 Jun 2014

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