title: Pyrimidine dimer induction in E. coli DNA by Cerenkov emission associated with high energy X-irradiation.
abstract: The induction of pyrimidine dimers in E. coli DNA by secondary ultraviolet light associated with 6 MVp X-rays in the dose range 20-90 Gy has been demonstrated using T4 endonuclease V. Under the experimental conditions used in these experiments the major component of this secondary U.V. light is Cerenkov emission.
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004720:Endonucleases; D004926:Escherichia coli; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011740:Pyrimidine Dimers; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D011740:Pyrimidine Dimers; D004720:Endonucleases