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. 2009 Sep 7;4(9):e6936. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006936

Table 2. X-ray induced chromosomal aberrations in primary human fibroblasts irradiated in G2 phase of the cell cycle.

Cell line X-ray dose (Gy) Breaks/cell Interchanges/cell Total breaks/cell* Induced breaks/cell**
VH10 (wt) 0 0.01 0 0.01 0
0.1 0.10 0 0.10 0.09
0.25 0.20 0 0.20 0.19
VU1174-F (RBS) 0 0.02 0 0.02 0
0.1 0.10 0 0.10 0.08
0.25 0.24 0 0.24 0.22
*

Frequency of total breaks estimated by counting one chromatid interchange as two breaks.

**

Induced break frequency is estimated by subtracting values obtained in control from those obtained after irradiating cells.