[Cataractogenic effect of protons with energies of 25 and 50 MeV].
The frequency of cataract formation in mice was studied during their exposure to protons of 25 and meV and X-rays of 200 kV at doses of 100-600 rad. The frequency of cataract formation was a function of the irradiation dose and postirradiation time. The frequency of occurrence and intensity of development of radiation-induced cataracts was related to the dose rate. No qualitative differences in the clinical picture of the formation and development of cataracts indlced by protons or by X-rays were noted. The RBE coefficients of 25 and 50 meV protons approximated a unit.
D000818:Animals; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D011522:Protons; D013997:Time Factors
D011522:Protons
Kataraktogennoe deĭstvie protonov s énergiiami 25 i 50 MeV.