title: Calibration curves for biological dosimetry by fluorescence in situ hybridisation.
abstract: Dose-response curves were measured for the induction of chromosomal aberrations in peripheral blood lymphocytes after acute exposure in vitro to 60Co gamma rays. Blood was obtained from four different healthy donors, and chromosomes were either observed at metaphase, following colcemid accumulation, or prematurely condensed by calyculin A. Cells were analysed in three different Italian laboratories. Chromosomes 1, 2, and 4 were painted, and simple-type interchanges between painted and non-painted chromosomes were scored in cells exposed in the dose range 0.1-3.0 Gy. The chemical-induced premature chromosome condensation method was also used combined with chromosome painting (chromosome 4 only) to determine calibration curves for high dose exposures (up to 20 Gy X rays). Calibration curves described in this paper will be used in our laboratories for biological dosimetry by fluorescence in situ hybridisation.
authors.affiliation: ENEA Casaccia, AMB-BIO-TOS, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stronati
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Durante
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gensabella
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gialanella
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pugliese
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scampoli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sgura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Testa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tanzarella
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002138:Calibration; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008297:Male; D011829:Radiation Dosage
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes