The effects of fast neutrons and X rays on the subependymal layer of the rat brain.
Some effects of irradiation of rat brain with single doses of X rays or fast neutrons have been measured. This was done by estimating the total number of cells in the subependymal layer at various times after irradiation. The gross response to X rays and neutrons was somewhat different, and the results suggest that the two histologically distinguishable cell types in the subependymal layer have different values of RBE.
D000818:Animals; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004805:Ependyma / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005214:Fast Neutrons; D005260:Female; D009502:Neutrons; D051381:Rats; D014965:X-Rays