Author： Belli M. Cera F. Cherubini R. Ianzini F. Moschini G. Sapora O. Simone G. Tabocchini M.A. Tiveron P.
Publisher： Informa Healthcare
ISSN： 1362-3095
Source： International Journal of Radiation Biology, Vol.59, Iss.2, 1991-02, pp. : 459-465
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Abstract
The mutation induction at the HGPRT locus has been studied in V79-753B Chinese hamster cells irradiated with proton beams with energies of 3·36, 1·70 and 1·16 MeV, corresponding to average LET values of 10·6, 17·8 and 23·9 keV/μm, respectively. The mutation curve obtained with 200 kV X-rays was used for comparison. The mutation frequency induced by all the proton beams is considerably higher than that induced at the same dose by X-rays and it is linearly related to the dose. Moreover, the proton effectiveness increases with the LET. The RBEs (evaluated as the initial slope ratios) are 5·0 ± 0·8, 5·4 ± 0·8 and 7·7 ± 1·2 for protons with average LETs of 10·6, 17·8 and 23·9 keV/μm, respectively. These values are higher than those reported in the literature for other ions of comparable LET. This finding parallels what we have already found for cell inactivation (for which RBEs of 3·0, 4·6 and 7·3 were obtained at the same LETs), and indicates that for mutation induction, also, the RBE-LET relationship may depend on the type of radiation.
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