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An interlaboratory comparison of dosimetry for a multi-institutional radiobiological research project: Observations, problems, solutions and lessons learned

Thomas M. SeedTech Micro Services Co, Bethesda, MD, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Shiyun XiaoDepartment of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA;
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Nancy ManleyDepartment of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA;
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Janko Nikolich-ZugichDepartment of Immunology, Arizona Center for Aging, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA;
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Jason PughDepartment of Immunology, Arizona Center for Aging, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA;
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Marcel Van den BrinkDivision of Hematologic Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA;
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Yoko HirabayashiDivision of Cellular and Molecular Toxicology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan;
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Koji YasutomoDepartment of Immunology, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan;
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Atsushi IwamaDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan;
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Shigeo KoyasuDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan;
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Ivo ShterevHuman Vaccine Institute, Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;
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Gregory SempowskiHuman Vaccine Institute, Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;
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Francesca MacchiariniDivision of Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA;
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Kei NakachiDepartment of Radiobiology and Molecular Epidemiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan;
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Keith C. KunugiMedical Radiation Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Clifford G. HammerMedical Radiation Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Lawrence A. DewerdMedical Radiation Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Pages 59-70 | Received 20 Jun 2015, Accepted 06 Oct 2015, Published online: 17 Nov 2015

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