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Original Article

The Relationship Between Changes in Tumour Volume, Tumour Cell Density and Parenchymal Cord Radius in a Human Melanoma Xenograft Exposed to Single Dose Irradiation

Pages 935-939 | Accepted 09 Dec 1989, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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