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Original Article

Use of an Internal Standard in Comparative Measurements of the Intrinsic Radiosensitivities of Human T-lymphocytes

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Pages 385-391 | Received 25 Mar 1993, Accepted 21 Jun 1993, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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