Multiphasic survival curves for cells of human tumor cell lines: Induced repair or hypersensitive subpopulation?
- Mount Vernon Hospital, Middlesex (United Kingdom)
- Hopital la Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris (France)
- Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif (France)
Survival of the cells of three human tumor cell lines of differing radiosensitivity was measured after irradiation with single doses of X rays (0.05-5 Gy). At doses below 1 Gy, cells were more radiosensitive than predicted by back-extrapolating the high-dose response. This difference was more marked for cells of the radioresistant cell lines than the radiosensitive cell line so that the {open_quotes}true{close_quotes} initial slopes of the survival curves, at very low doses, were similar for the cells of the three cell lines. This phenomenon could reflect an induced radioresistance so that low doses of X rays are more effective per gray than higher doses, because only at higher doses is there sufficient damage to trigger repair systems or other radioprotective mechanisms which can then act during the time course for repair of DNA injury. 35 refs., 2 figs.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 56762
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9305202--; CNN: Grant B17-913001
- Journal Information:
- Radiation Research, Journal Name: Radiation Research Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 138; ISSN 0033-7587; ISSN RAREAE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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