Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 241-249 , October 2010

Targeting Base Excision Repair as a Sensitization Strategy in Radiotherapy

  • Conchita Vens, PhD
    • ,
  • Adrian C. Begg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Adrian C. Begg, PhD, Division of Experimental Therapy, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2010.05.005

Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 241-249 , October 2010

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