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The effect of microcolony size, at time of irradiation, on colony forming ability

R. J. CUMMINS Radiation Science Centre, Dublin Institute of Technology,Kevin Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Pages 225-232 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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