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Relative Toxicity of α and β Particles

Relative toxicity of 45Ca β-particles and 242Cm α-particles following their intravenous injection into mice as radiolabelled FAP

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Pages 300-320 | Received 11 Jun 2008, Accepted 02 Nov 2009, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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