TABLE 4.
Dose Estimation of the Blind Test Based on Gamma-Ray-Induced Dicentric Yields for Validation of the Reference Rabit-II and Classical Dose-Response Curves
| Assay | Delivered dose (Gy) | Chromosomes/cells | DC | Estimated dose (Gy) | 95% CI |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||||
| RABiT-II DCA |
1.00 | 4,654 | 81 | 1.63 | 0.67 | 2.85 |
| 3.00 | 2,885 | 70 | 3.42 | 2.13 | 4.57 | |
| 5.00 | 2,266 | 76 | 5.01 | 3.84 | 6.13 | |
| 8.00 | 3,264 | 165 | 7.11 | 6.27 | 7.96 | |
| Classical DCA |
1.00 | 50 | 7 | 1.03 | 0.47 | 1.81 |
| 3.00 | 50 | 33 | 3.26 | 2.52 | 4.09 | |
| 5.00 | 50 | 63 | 4.98 | 4.21 | 5.81 | |
| 8.00 | 50 | 138 | 8.04 | 7.25 | 8.87 | |
Note. DC = dicentric chromosomes; CI = confidence interval.