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Biophysical Aspects of Radiation Carcinogenesis

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Although radiation carcinogenesis was recognized some 75 years ago, we still know virtually nothing of the mechanisms involved. Because of its profoundly important theoretical and practical aspects, the phenomenon has been very extensively studied, but most of the information obtained has been of a phenomenological nature.

This investigation was supported by Contract AT(11-1)-3243 from the United States Atomic Energy Commission and by Public Health Service Research Grant No. CA12536-03 from the National Cancer Institute.

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    Albrecht M. Kellerer & Harald H. Rossi

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    Frederick F. Becker

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Kellerer, A.M., Rossi, H.H. (1975). Biophysical Aspects of Radiation Carcinogenesis. In: Becker, F.F. (eds) Cancer. A Comprehensive Treatise. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4449-0_14

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