title: Dose-response curve for chromosome translocations measured in human lymphocytes exposed to 60Co gamma rays.
abstract: Chromosome painting was employed to measure frequencies of reciprocal translocations in human lymphocytes induced by 60Co gamma rays, with emphasis on low doses. Translocations and dicentrics were distinguished by use of a pan-centromeric probe. A total of 41,151 metaphases were analyzed at doses below 0.2 Gy. The linear "take-off" slope of the linear-quadratic dose-response curve for translocations, i.e., the alpha coefficient, was measured to be 0.023 +/- 0.005 translocations per cell per Gy. This alpha coefficient is more precise than previously measured. Because the alpha coefficient is the dominant contributor to the translocation frequency induced by low-level exposures, the results presented here will substantially reduce uncertainties in biodosimetry estimates obtained for stable translocations.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore 94551.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burk
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fester
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Straume
mesh_terms: D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008297:Male; D012015:Reference Standards; D014178:Translocation, Genetic / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes