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Past and future work on radiobiology mega-studies: a case study at Argonne National Laboratory.
Health physics - 1 Jun 2011
Haley Benjamin, Wang Qiong, Wanzer Beau, Vogt Stefan, Finney Lydia, Yang Ping Liu, Paunesku Tatjana, Woloschak Gayle
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Between 1952 and 1992, more than 200 large radiobiology studies were conducted in research institutes throughout Europe, North America, and Japan to determine the effects of external irradiation and internal emitters on the lifespan and tissue toxicity development in animals. At Argonne National Laboratory, 22 external beam studies were conducted on nearly 700 beagle dogs and 50,000 mice between 1969 and 1992....
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