Journal article
Dose-Rate Effects for Apoptosis and Micronucleus Formation in Gamma-Irradiated Human Lymphocytes
Abstract
We have compared dose-rate effects for gamma-radiation-induced apoptosis and micronucleus formation in human lymphocytes. Long-term assessment of individual radiation-induced apoptosis showed little intraindividual variation but significant interindividual variation. The effectiveness of radiation exposure to cause apoptosis or micronucleus formation was reduced by low-dose-rate exposures, but the reduction was apparent at different dose rates …
Authors
Boreham DR; Dolling J-A; Maves SR; Siwarungsun N; Mitchel REJ
Journal
Radiation Research, Vol. 153, No. 5, pp. 579–586
Publisher
Radiation Research Society
Publication Date
May 2000
DOI
10.1667/0033-7587(2000)153[0579:drefaa]2.0.co;2
ISSN
0033-7587