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Original Article

Direct Comparison of Biological Effectiveness of Protons and Alpha-particles of the Same LET. III. Initial Yield of DNA Double-strand Breaks in V79 Cells

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Pages 631-637 | Received 08 Feb 1991, Accepted 19 Dec 1991, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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