gamma-Ray induced lung adenocarcinoma in the mouse

A theoretical calculation of gamma-ray induced adenocarcinoma of mouse lung at low dose rates is performed. It is assumed that double strand breaks are the major damage to DNA and whose repair is about 99%. From the data of Ullrich and Storer, comparisons between theory and experiment yield the immunological efficiency which is relatively constant over the dose range 0-200 rads is about 50% of that for humans.