OBSERVATIONS AND AN INTERPRETATION OF DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS FOR CELLULAR-TRANSFORMATION IN TERMS OF INDUCED (T)REPAIR

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CALKINS, J [1 ]
EINSPENNER, M [1 ]
AZZAM, E [1 ]
KUNHI, M [1 ]
SIGUT, D [1 ]
HANNAN, M [1 ]
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[1] KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSP & RES CTR,DEPT BIOL & MED RES,RIYADH 11211,SAUDI ARABIA
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10.1080/09553009114550041
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Both radiation-induced lethality and transformation frequency have been observed to plateu or diminish abruptly at relatively low dose levels and then increase with increasing doses, but at a reduced incremental rate. Discontinuities in dose-response relationships are postulated to correspond to the induction of a repair system ('T' repair) not functional at lower doses, i.e. below the induction threshold dose (T(t)). Anomalies (discontinuities) in dose-response relationships and effects of dose fractionation previously noted are qualitatively explained in terms of this model.
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