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1.5 MeV X-rays (LINAC X-rays)
Materials: Human peripheral blood (Male 31.6 yr) (Whole blood microculture)
Source: National Cancer Research Institute, Tokyo (Linac, Mullard)
4.5 MeV peak enegy/ Mean energy 1.5 MeV
Dose rate: 3 Gy/min (Vicreen dosimeter)
Date: 1968.03.08.
Dose No. of Aberrations Distribution of cells with indicated number of aberrations
(Gy) cells Tet Tri Dic Rc Ra aM F del S del Aber 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0.5 350 0 0 6 0 0 2 16 9 0 0 Dics 344 6
D+R 344 6
All 335 13 2
1 300 0 0 12 3 4 3 20 9 16 12 Dics 288 12
D+R 281 19
All 263 33 2 2
1.5 200 0 0 19 4 1 6 30 11 19 16 Dics 181 19
D+R 176 24
All 150 44 5 1
2 120 0 0 23 5 1 8 34 9 13 10 Dics 99 19 2
D+R 94 23 3
All 76 33 10 1
3 90 0 1 43 4 8 13 54 11 32 26 Dics 56 26 5 3
D+R 49 29 8 4
All 29 35 14 6 4 2
4 50 0 0 50 5 3 25 52 9 33 22 Dics 21 16 5 8
D+R 19 15 8 5 3
All 6 13 10 12 4 3 2
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Ref: Sasaki, M. S. (1971): Radiation-induced chromosome aberrations in lymphocytes: Possible biological dosimeter in man. In: Sugahara, T. and Hug, O. eds. "Biological Aspects of Radiation
Protection", Igaku Shoin, ltd., Tokyo. Pp.81-91.
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