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. 2025 Jul-Aug;31(4):e0783.
doi: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000783. Epub 2025 Aug 11.

Harnessing Radiation Biology to Increase Cancer Cure Rates

Kevin J Harrington  1   2 , Saptha Veerapathiran  1 , Alison C Tree  1   3
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Harnessing Radiation Biology to Increase Cancer Cure Rates

Kevin J Harrington et al. Cancer J. 2025 Jul-Aug.
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Conflicts of Interest and Source of Funding: The authors have disclosed that they have no significant relationships with, or financial interest in, any commercial companies pertaining to this article.

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