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Strand-Break Repair and Radiation Resistance

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DNA Repair in Cancer Therapy

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Radiotherapy is at the dawn of a new era, in which molecular radiation biology is coming into use for clinical decision-making. During the last decade of the 20th century, new research and technical developments were achieved. A new three-dimensional (3D) treatment optimization technology became available. In addition new biological principles are better understood for application in the area of clinical radiation oncology.

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Shenouda, G. (2004). Strand-Break Repair and Radiation Resistance. In: Panasci, L.C., Alaoui-Jamali, M.A. (eds) DNA Repair in Cancer Therapy. Cancer Drug Discovery and Development. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-735-2_11

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