23 MeV Alpha-particles

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23 MeV Alpha-particles
Cyclotron-produced alpha-particles (with or without magnetic field)
Kyoto University Cyclotron Laboratory Irradiation system
Materials: Human peripheral blood lymphocytes Sample preparation
(1) No magnetic field
Dose* No. of Dics Distribution of cells with indicated number of dicentrics
(Gy) cells 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ≧12
0.26 800 148 675 107 14 3 1
0.50 500 197 351 111 29 8 1
1.00 500 364 271 134 67 19 7 1 1
1.50 500 608 179 158 90 42 17 10 2 2
2.00 324 560 74 93 75 47 15 10 5 4 1
2.56 400 726 117 84 70 63 40 14 5 4 2 1
2.99 94 293 9 13 19 15 11 16 7 2 1 1
(2) Magnetic field (1 Tesla)
Dose* No. of Dics Distribution of cells with indicated number of dicentrics
(Gy) cells 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ≧12
0.26 200 56 153 39 7 1
0.50 250 134 155 68 16 10 1
1.00 200 183 92 65 22 14 4 2 1
1.50 200 279 61 58 44 24 6 6 1
2.00 200 348 53 47 43 31 15 7 2 1 1
2.56 200 387 44 54 33 34 20 9 3 2 1
2.99 150 405 17 27 39 25 18 6 10 4 3 3 1
*) The dose has been calculated based on the stopping power of water, in which oxygen is
the major target for alpha-particle. The dose could be 62.94% higher for the ICRU muscle.
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