title: Influence of a 1400-gauss magnetic field on the radiosensitivity and recovery of EMT6 cells in vitro.
abstract: EMT6 mouse mammary tumour cells in vitro were exposed to an almost uniform 1400-gauss magnetic field during or after irradiation with 120 kV X-rays. Exposure of unirradiated control cultures to this field for up to 48 hours did not alter the viability or growth of the cells. Exposure of exponentially-growing cultures to the magnetic field during irradiation did not alter the survival curve. Exposure of exponentially-growing culturesto the magnetic field between two doses of 500 rad of X-rays did not alter significantly the pattern or magnitude of the recovery from sub-lethal damage. Exposure of plateau phase cultures to the magnetic field after irradiation did not alter significantly the pattern or magnitude of recovery from potentially-lethal damage. The effects of a short exposure to an almost uniform magnetic field of this strength on the production and repair of radiation damage appear to be minimal in this system.
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000528:radiation effects; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D008280:Magnetics; D011830:Radiation Effects; D014965:X-Rays