The Influence of Shielding on the Biological Effectiveness of Accelerated Particles for the Induction of Chromosome Damage
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Chromosome damage was assessed in human peripheral blood lymphocytes after in vitro exposure to the either Si (490 or 600 MeV/n), Ti (1000 MeV/n), or Fe (600, 1000, or 5000 MeV/n). LET values for these ions ranged from 51 to 184 keV/μm and doses ranged from 10 to 200 cGy. The effect of either aluminum or polyethylene shielding on the induction of chromosome aberrations was investigated for each ion. Chromosome exchanges were measured using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with whole https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20070006619 2017-11-06T23:35:45+00:00Z
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