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Comparison of cell survival models for mixed LET radiation

N. TILLY Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, PO Box 260, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.; Department of Oncology, Radiology and Clinical I8m5mUupnposalolag,y,SAwkeaddenem. iska Sjukhuset, Uppsala University, S-751; Division of Biomedical Radiation Sciences, Uppsala University, Box 535, S-751 21 Uppsala, Sweden.
Pages 233-243 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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