The Induction of Micronuclei in Human Lymphocytes byin VitroIrradiation with Alpha Particles from Plutonium-239
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Radiation Biology
- Vol. 56 (3), 287-292
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09553008914551451
Abstract
Human peripheral blood lymphocytes were irradiated for 24 h in vitro with plutonium-239 citrate. The dose response for micronucleus induction using the cytochalasin B blocking technique fitted well to a linear relationship. Comparison with published data from the same laboratory using X-irradiation, indicated an RBE of 3·6 for alpha particles at low doses.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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