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Chromosome Damage Induced by Radiation

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Quantitative variations in the yield of ring and dicentric chromosomes were found in cultures of peripheral blood lymphocytes taken from patients after whole-body X-irradiation in the dose range 17–50 rads.

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LANGLANDS, A., SMITH, P., BUCKTON, K. et al. Chromosome Damage Induced by Radiation. Nature 218, 1133–1135 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2181133a0

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