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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Radiation physiology – evidence for a higher biological effect of 24 Gy in four fractions as compared to three

Gunnar SteineckDivision of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; ;Department of Oncology and Pathology, Division of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Cecilia BullDivision of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; View further author information
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Marie KalmDepartment of Pharmacology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; View further author information
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Fei SjöbergDivision of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; View further author information
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Eleftheria AlevrontaDivision of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; View further author information
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Dilip Kumar MalipatlollaDivision of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; View further author information
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Karin BergmarkDivision of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; View further author information
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Bengt JeppssonDepartment of Surgery, Lund University, SUS Malmö, Malmö, Sweden; View further author information
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Ulrica WilderängDivision of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; View further author information
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Thomas Björk-ErikssonDepartment of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenView further author information
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Pages 1240-1243 | Received 18 Jan 2017, Accepted 13 Mar 2017, Published online: 05 Apr 2017

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