Figure 1.
Cytogenetic techniques covered in this review. After irradiation, cytogenetic assays are used to visualise different types of chromosome damage, dicentric, nucleoplasmic bridge, micronucleus, ring chromosome, acentric fragment and translocation. FISH, fluorescence in situ hybridisation; G0. resting phase; G2, interphase gap 2; PCC, premature chromosome condensation.