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Radiation Carcinogenesis at High Dose-Response Levels: A Hypothesis

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REIF, A. Radiation Carcinogenesis at High Dose-Response Levels: A Hypothesis. Nature 190, 415–417 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/190415a0

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