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Linear relationship between the dose of ionizing radiation and, from top to bottom, the extent of DNA degradation and the delay in DNA synthesis. The delay in DNA synthesis is linearly correlated with a dose of up to 4 kGy, above which it reaches a plateau. (Modified from reference 351 with permission of the publisher and based in part on data from references 572 and 643.)
