Experiment 1: control PE 0.65, alpha 0.335, beta 0.026, SF2 0.461; sensitiser PE 0.60, SF2 0.443 Experiment 2: control PE 0.64, alpha 0.288, beta 0.043, SF2 0.474; sensitiser PE 0.65, SF2 0.540 Experiment 3: control PE 0.67, alpha 0.304, beta 0.035, SF2 0.474; sensitiser PE 0.51, SF2 0.511 Experiment 4: control PE 0.45, alpha 0.321, beta 0.019, SF2 0.488; sensitiser PE 0.57, SF2 0.486 Experiment 5: control PE 0.61, alpha 0.319, beta 0.027, SF2 0.475; sensitiser PE 0.55, SF2 0.546 SF2, sensitiser / control, one ratio per experiment (paired, n = 5): 1.06 (95% CI 0.96 to 1.17), p = 0.17 Dose enhancement ratio at SF = 0.1, one per experiment (paired, n = 5): 0.96 (95% CI 0.88 to 1.05), p = 0.26 All 120 dishes pooled, Poisson model (plating efficiency per experiment and condition): likelihood-ratio chi2(2) = 10.3, p = 0.0059; Pearson dispersion 2.3 Same model with quasi-Poisson scaling: F(2, 106) = 2.18, p = 0.12