DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS OF MICRONUCLEI IN HUMAN-LYMPHOCYTES INDUCED BY FISSION NEUTRONS AND BY LOW LET RADIATIONS

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作者
HUBER, R [1 ]
SCHRAUBE, H [1 ]
NAHRSTEDT, U [1 ]
BRASELMANN, H [1 ]
BAUCHINGER, M [1 ]
机构
[1] GSF FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM UNWELT & GESUNDHEIT,INST RADIAT PROTECT,D-85758 OBERSCHLEISSHEIM,GERMANY
来源
MUTATION RESEARCH | 1994年 / 306卷 / 02期
关键词
CYTOKINESIS-BLOCKED MICRONUCLEUS ASSAY; FISSION NEUTRONS; HUMAN LYMPHOCYTES;
D O I
10.1016/0027-5107(94)90024-8
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The induction of micronuclei in cytokinesis-blocked human lymphocytes of different donors has been measured after G(0) irradiation in vitro with a mixed fission neutron-gamma-ray beam, 220 kV gamma-rays and Co-60 gamma-rays. The dose-response relationships for the micronucleus yields were linear-quadratic for both types of low LET radiations. The linear model applied for neutron-induced micronuclei over the dose range 0-0.66 Gy. At higher doses a saturation effect became apparent. For neutron-induced micronucleus yields a limiting RBE value of 12.2 was derived from the ratio of the alpha coefficients of neutrons and Co-60 gamma-rays.
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