Table 1. Average number of nuclei per cell in directly exposed and bystander cells for neutron and cobalt-60 gamma rays.
Radiation dose (Gy) | Nuclear division index | |||
GM15510 cells | GM15036 cells | |||
Direct | Bystandea | Direct | Bystandea | |
Neutrons | ||||
0 (pooled)b | 2.27 | 2.11 | 1.98 | 2.11 |
4 (media only)c | - | 2.23 | - | 2.09 |
0.5 | 1.61 | 2.20 | 1.39 | 2.00 |
1 | 1.46 | 2.06 | 1.40 | 1.98 |
1.5 | 1.35 | 1.90 | 1.25 | 2.33 |
2 | 1.24 | 2.18 | 1.18 | 1.93 |
3 | 1.20d | 2.07 | 1.14d | 2.13 |
4 | 1.11d | 2.30 | 1.09d | 2.14 |
Cobalt-60 γ | ||||
0 | 1.92 | 1.79 | 1.79 | 1.71 |
4 (media only)c | - | 1.97 | - | 1.83 |
0.5 | 1.87 | 1.89 | 1.58 | 1.79 |
1 | 1.64 | 1.92 | 1.51 | 1.93 |
2 | 1.24 | 1.82 | 1.21 | 1.81 |
3 | 1.13 | 1.92 | 1.19 | 1.82 |
4 | 1.06 | 1.90 | 1.13 | 1.85 |
Neutron data shown are for replicate 1; the values for replicate 2 were similar (p>0.05).
Combined values of the controls (pre-radiation, post-radiation and transportation control).
Media without cells was irradiated with 4 Gy and transferred to unirradiated cells.
Too few high quality binucleated cells were available for scoring.