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Original Article

The Relationship of DNA Double-strand Break Induction to Radiosensitivity in Human Tumour Cell Lines

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Pages 427-438 | Received 27 Nov 1989, Accepted 12 Mar 1990, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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