Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 94, Issue 1 , Pages 121-122 , January 2010

High doses per fraction and the linear-quadratic model

Received 1 July 2009 ,Accepted 12 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.08.019

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 94, Issue 1 , Pages 121-122 , January 2010

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