International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 76, Issue 4 , Pages 1206-1213 , 15 March 2010

Accumulation of DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Normal Tissues After Fractionated Irradiation

  • Claudia E. Rübe, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Claudia E. Rübe, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University, Kirrbergerstr. Geb. 49/51, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany. Tel: 0049-(0)6841-162-3585; Fax: 0049-(0)6841-162-1401
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  • Andreas Fricke, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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  • Juliane Wendorf

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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  • Annika Stützel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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  • Martin Kühne, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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  • Mei Fang Ong, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Biometrics, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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  • Peter Lipp, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Molecular Cell Biology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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  • Christian Rübe, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany

Received 12 September 2009 ,Revised 16 October 2009 ,Accepted 17 October 2009.

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 This work was supported by Saarland University (HOMFOR 2006/77) and in part by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (RU 821/3-1).

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(09)03342-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.10.009

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 76, Issue 4 , Pages 1206-1213 , 15 March 2010

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