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The frequency of chromosome aberrations in circulating lymphocytes provides a good estimate for absorbed dose in survivors of an atomic bomb explosion.
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SASAKI, M., MIYATA, H. Biological Dosimetry in Atomic Bomb Survivors. Nature 220, 1189–1193 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2201189a0
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