Survival of mouse L-929 cells following neutron irradiation.
Mouse L-929 cells were exposed in a monolayer to x rays and to a 3.5 MeV neutron beam for comparison of damage effects. Single dose experiments showed a radiobiological effectiveness of 1.5 for neutrons when compared to x rays. Both single and paired dose experiments indicated that the cells were unable to repair neutron-induced damage. Dinitrophenol was found to increase the survival of those cells irradiated with neutrons.
D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004140:Dinitrophenols / Q000494:pharmacology; D007739:L Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D051379:Mice; D009502:Neutrons; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental
D004140:Dinitrophenols