Mode of Action of Some Substances Which Protect against the Lethal Effects of X-Rays
- 1 June 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Radiation Research
- Vol. 2 (4), 392-415
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3570246
Abstract
A comparative investigation of the action of over 100 chemicals in their protective action against the oxidative X-ray degradation of an aqueous polymer system, polymethacrylic acid, and against the lethal action of X-rays on mice is presented. A reasonably good correlation suggests that in vivo action of protectors may be due to their reaction with peroxy radicals HO2 produced by X-rays in oxygenated water.Keywords
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