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THE question whether the dose–response relationship for neoplasia induced by ionizing radiations is linear or non-linear, and with or without a threshold dose, is one of the most important problems in both basic and applied radiobiology1.
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ARLEY, N., EKER, R. Dose–Response Relationship in Radiation Carcinogenesis. Nature 189, 151–152 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189151a0
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