8.4 MeV Alpha-particles

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8.4 MeV Alpha-particles
Cyclotron-produced alpha-particles
Kyoto University Cyclotron Laboratory   Irradiation system
Materials: Human peripheral blood lymphocytes   Sample preparation
Date: 1980.01.09
Dose* No. of Aberrations Distribution of cells with indicated number of aberration
(Gy) cells Tet Tri Dic Rc Ra aM F del S del Aber 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
0.319 90 0 1 23 14 3 2 34 1 15 10 Dics 77 5 5 2 1
D+R 73 6 3 4 2 2
All 73 5 1 4 3 2 2
0.536 50 0 1 15 8 4 5 28 3 5 5 Dics 40 5 3 2
D+R 40 2 3 1 2 2
All 40 1 3 2 1 3
1.069 30 0 1 17 5 5 1 21 1 10 6 Dics 22 3 4 1
D+R 19 5 1 4 1
All 18 4 2 1 1 2 2
1.601 70 0 4 57 18 6 15 82 16 30 17 Dics 50 2 5 5 4 2 2
D+R 45 4 6 4 3 5 3
All 44 4 2 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 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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Ref: Sasaki M. S., Takatsuji, and Ejima, Y. (1998), Radiat. Res., 150:253-258.
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