Effect of Tonicity on Radiosensitivity of Mammalian Cells

Abstract
Chinese hamster fibroblast cells were used to study the influence of NaCl and sucrose solutions over a wide range of osmolalities on the radiosensitivity of mammalian cells. Variation of the osmolality of the medium results in changes of radiosensitivity in mammalian cells larger than those involving the O2 effect.