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Chromosome aberration analysis and the influence of mitotic delay after simulated partial-body exposure with high doses of sparsely and densely ionising radiation. Export

Radiation and environmental biophysics, Vol. 45, No. 1. (May 2006), pp. 45-54.

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The influence of high doses of sparsely and densely ionising radiation on the yield of aberrant human peripheral lymphocytes in simulated partial-body exposures was studied by investigating radiation-induced chromosome aberration frequencies, namely dicentric and centric ring chromosomes. Peripheral blood samples from two volunteers were irradiated with high doses of 200 kV X-rays or neutrons with a mean energy of <E (n)> or =2.1 MeV and partial-body exposure was simulated by mixing irradiated and non-irradiated blood from the same two donors in proportions of 25, 50, and 75%. Lymphocytes were cultured and first-division metaphase cells were collected after culture times of 48, 56, and 72 h. A significant underrepresentation of dicentric and centric ring chromosomes was observed at the three highest doses of X-rays between the different culture times for nearly all proportions. After neutron irradiation, some significant differences were observed at all doses and all culture times, without however, revealing any systematic pattern. The distribution of dicentric and ring chromosomes showed overdispersion for both radiation types. After simulated partial-body exposures with 200 kV X-rays and <E (n)> or =2.1 MeV neutrons, strong mitotic delays could be observed, which depended on both the irradiated volume and the applied dose: the smaller the irradiated volume and the higher the dose, the higher was the selective advantage of non-irradiated cells. For the purpose of biological dosimetry after partial body exposure, an extension of the lymphocyte culture time is suggested at least for doses > or =3.0 Gy of 200 kV X-rays and > or =0.5 Gy of <E (n)> or =2.1 MeV neutrons in order to prevent a systematic underestimation of cytogenetic damage.


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