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International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine Volume 38, 1980 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Chromosome Aberrations Induced in Human Lymphocytes by Ultrasoft AlK and CK X-rays

R.P. Virsik Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Gosslerstr. 10, D-3400, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany
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Ch. Schäfer Medical Research Council Radiobiology Unit, Harwell, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0RD, U.K.
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D. Harder Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Gosslerstr. 10, D-3400, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany
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D.T. Goodhead Medical Research Council Radiobiology Unit, Harwell, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0RD, U.K.
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R. Cox Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Gosslerstr. 10, D-3400, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany
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J. Thacker Medical Research Council Radiobiology Unit, Harwell, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0RD, U.K.
Pages 545-557 | Received 02 Apr 1980, Accepted 10 Jul 1980, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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