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Effects of Different Ionizing Radiations on Human Cells in Tissue Culture. III. Experiments with Cyclotron-Accelerated Alpha-Particles and Deuterons

Journal Article · · Radiation Research
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3571430· OSTI ID:4725799
Experiments are described in which cells of human origin in tissue culture were irradiated with alpha -particles of kev/ of tissue, respectively) and with deuterons of 3.5, 6.3, and 14.9-Mev energy (LET 17.4, 11.0, and 5.8 kev/ of tissue, respectively). Damage to the reproductive capacity was measured by counting the fraction of cells that developed into clones of more than 50 cells after irradiation. With densely ionizing particles an exponential dosesurvival was obtained, whereas with sparsely ionizing radiation a partly exponential, partly cumulative type of curve was obtained. The RBE as a function of LET was determined for various levels of damage. The implications of the results are discussed.
Research Organization:
TNO, Rijswijk, Netherlands
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-17-023157
OSTI ID:
4725799
Journal Information:
Radiation Research, Journal Name: Radiation Research Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 18; ISSN 0033-7587
Publisher:
Radiation Research Society
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English