Inactivation of Synchronized Mammalian Cells with Low-Energy X Rays: Results and Significance

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Abstract
Results for inactivation of hydroxyurea-synchronized V-79 cells by ultrasoft aluminum characteristic X rays of energy 1.5 keV are presented. Limiting RBEs at low doses, relative to 137Cs .gamma. rays of 1.8 and 6.4 are, respectively, found for cells at the G1/S and late S stages of the cell cycle. The late-S are analyzed in the light of previous experiments carried out under similar conditions, also designed to probe the effects of energy deposition in nanometer-sized sites, in which cells were irradiated with correlated pairs of ion. Within the framework of the theory of dual radiation action, the results for ultrasoft X rays and .gamma. rays can be deduced solely from track simulations and the results of the high-LET molecular ion experiment.