Additive Action of Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiations Throughout the Chinese Hamster Cell-cycle

Abstract

Chinese hamster V79 cells grown in Eagle''s minimum essential medium supplemented with 15% fetal calf serum were used. In spite of probable differences in the nature of the molecular lesions produced, non-ionizing radiation damage interacts with X-ray damage throughout the cell-cycle. The results differ from those reported for repair-competent bacteria.