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International Journal of Radiation Biology Volume 94, 2018 - Issue 6
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Changes in the retreatment radiation tolerance of the spinal cord with time after the initial treatment

Thomas E. WoolleyCardiff School of Mathematics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6225-5365View further author information
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Juan Belmonte-BeitiaDepartment of Mathematics, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5003-1150View further author information
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Gabriel F. CalvoDepartment of Mathematics, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3623-236XView further author information
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John W. HopewellGreen Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Eamonn A. GaffneyWolfson Centre for Mathematical Biology, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6888-4362View further author information
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Bleddyn JonesGray Laboratory, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6698-1660View further author information
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Pages 515-531 | Received 28 Jul 2017, Accepted 16 Jan 2018, Published online: 23 Apr 2018

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