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Tumour Radiation Response: A. Response to a Single Dose

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Radiation Oncology: Radiobiological and Physiological Perspectives

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Awwad, H.K. (1990). Tumour Radiation Response: A. Response to a Single Dose. In: Radiation Oncology: Radiobiological and Physiological Perspectives. Developments in Oncology, vol 60. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7865-3_21

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