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Original Article

Extracellular pH distribution in human tumours

K. Engin Department of Radiation Oncology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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D. B. Leeper Department of Radiation Oncology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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J. R. Cater Department of Radiation Oncology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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A. J. Thistlethwaite Department of Radiation Oncology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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L. Tupchong Department of Radiation Oncology, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, PA, 19023, USA
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J. D. McFarlane Department of Radiation Oncology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
Pages 211-216 | Received 21 Sep 1993, Accepted 11 Apr 1994, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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