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. 2014 Jul;41(7):070601.
doi: 10.1118/1.4881095.

Point/Counterpoint: low-dose radiation is beneficial, not harmful

Mohan Doss  1 , Mark P Little  2 , Colin G Orton
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Point/Counterpoint: low-dose radiation is beneficial, not harmful

Mohan Doss et al. Med Phys. 2014 Jul.
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