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Theoretical expressions for the probability of survival of an irradiated cell have been obtained in a simple form. An attempt has been made to calculate the probability that a cell will remain in normal condition or in damaged state at a given instant of time. The important assumption which makes this possible is that once the cell is repaired it will behave like a normal cell for further irradiation.
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Gupta, P.C. Probability of survival of a cell in a complex system when irradiated with ionizing radiations. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 29, 753–757 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476925
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