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Clonogenic capacity of cells of mouse NKLy/LL solid tumors and change therein after exposure to radiation

Journal Article · · Radiobiology (USSR) (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5388574
Significant fluctuations were demonstrated in share of clonogenic cells in NKLy/LL tumors in different animals. The curve of survival of clonogenic cells as a function of dosage of ..gamma.. radiation delivered to tumors cultured immediately after exposure is biphasic, and it is characterized by the following parameters: n = 1.34, D/sub q/ = 135.7, D/sub 0/ = 464.4 rad; with delivery of doses in excess of 1.2 krad, D/sub 0/ = 809.8 rad, which is indicative of the presence in tumors of two populations of cells differing in radiosensitivity. When cells are inoculated 24 h after irradiation, the dose-effect curve consists of one branch with the following parameters: n = 1.28, D/sub q/ = 178.3 rad and D/sub 0/ = 740.0 rad. Evidently, the clonogenic cells of NKLy/LL tumors are capable of recovering from potentially lethal lesions, and the degree of recovery increases with the dose of radiation.
Research Organization:
Inst. of Chemical Physics, Moscow, USSR
OSTI ID:
5388574
Journal Information:
Radiobiology (USSR) (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Radiobiology (USSR) (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 18:5; ISSN RADBA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English