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Original Article

Radiosensitivity in Vitro of Human Soft Tissue Sarcoma Cell Lines and Skin Fibroblasts Derived from the Same Patients

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Pages 191-198 | Received 30 Apr 1992, Accepted 19 Aug 1992, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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