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Dose response of prematurely condensed chromosome rings after gamma irradiation
Citlali Guerrero-Carbajal1, Ivonne Romero-Aguilera2, Carolina Arceo-Maldonado1
1a Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares (ININ) , Ocoyoacac , México.
Purpose:
This paper presents a calibration curve for prematurely condensed chromosome rings (PCC-ring) which are scarce in cytogenetic dosimetry; here we analyzed the behavior of the PCC-ring frequency and PCC index after gamma irradiation in the dose interval from 0 to 20 Gy.
Materials And Methods:
PCC-rings were induced in lymphocytes with Calyculin A. A total of 5788 PCC cells in G1, G2/M, and M/A stages were analyzed.
Results:
The best fitting curve between the frequency of PCC ring (Y) and the Dose (D) was obtained with the equation Y = (0.0308 ± 0.0012) D. The distribution of rings by cell followed a Poisson distribution. The PCC index was correlated with radiation dose and decreased in a dose-dependent manner.
Conclusion:
This PCC-ring dose-effect curve can be used in case of high dose accidental overexposure to gamma radiation, allowing a dose assessment in a reliable way in most of the simulated irradiation analyzed.
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