The oncogenic action of ionizing radiation on rat skin
Progress is described in three areas corresponding to carcinogenesis and DNA strand breaks in rat skin following exposure by the neon ions or electrons; oncogene activation in radiation-induced rat skin cancers; and DNA strand breaks in the epidermis as a function of radiation penetration. Approximately 200 rats were exposed to the neon ion beam at the Bevalac in Berkeley, CA. The carcinogenicity of energetic electrons (2.0 Mev) was determined for comparison with the neon ion results. For double skin thickness irradiations electrons there was an unusually large excess of connective tissue tumors, fibromas and sarcomas. Presumably the latter tumors are occurring, because more connective tissue is exposed by deeply penetrating, i.e., energetic, beams. 13 refs.
- Research Organization:
- New York Univ., NY (USA). Dept. of Environmental Medicine
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/ER
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-87ER60539
- OSTI ID:
- 5473028
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/60539-T1; COO--3380-60; ON: DE90001535
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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Cells
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
BIOLOGICAL MODELS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BODY
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DISEASES
DNA
DOCUMENT TYPES
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
ENERGY TRANSFER
FORECASTING
FUNCTIONS
GENE AMPLIFICATION
GENES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LET
MAMMALS
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEIC ACIDS
ONCOGENES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATHOGENESIS
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
RATS
RODENTS
SKIN
STRAND BREAKS
VERTEBRATES