Interaction of gamma-ray and neutron effects on the proliferative capacity of Chinese hamster cells.
The loss of reproductive capacity of Chinese hamster cells has been studied using 60Co gamma-rays and DT neutrons singly or combined in fixed proportions. Surviving fractions were measured down to 2 times 10-4. Interaction between the effects produced by neutrons and gamma-rays in the mixed irradiations has been demonstrated. The results are compared with those predicted by the cellular inactivation model developed by Katz and co-workers from their delta-ray theory of track structure.
D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000528:radiation effects; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D006224:Cricetinae; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005720:Gamma Rays; D009502:Neutrons; D011830:Radiation Effects
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes