The dose-fractionation sensitivity of the kidney; assessment of viable tubule cross-sections at 19 months after X irradiation.
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Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital (NHS) Trust, Manchester, UK.Issue Date
1993-03
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The formation of viable tubule cross-sections was assessed in histological sections of murine kidneys at 19 months after fractionated bilateral X-ray doses with 12 h intervals between fractions. The data were analysed using the linear-quadratic model which provides values of alpha and beta characterizing the slope of the dose-response curve, and the ratio of alpha and beta indicative of the sparing effect of dose fractionation. The tubule data were characterized by alpha = 0.057 +/- 0.009 Gy-1, beta = 0.011 +/- 0.001 Gy-2, alpha/beta = 5.0 +/- 0.9 Gy. Also, the number of cells (per focus region of the nephron) calculated as being capable of producing a viable focus was 2.5 +/- 0.5, which was confirmed using a separate two-dose approach (2.1 +/- 0.3). Together with other data, of the order of 1000 regenerative cells per nephron (10(4) total cells) can be deduced. The values of the fractionation sensitivity parameters are similar to values measured previously for cells taken from irradiated kidneys up to a year after irradiation and forming colonies in primary culture, and also similar to values assessed using various functional measures of kidney injury.Citation
The dose-fractionation sensitivity of the kidney; assessment of viable tubule cross-sections at 19 months after X irradiation. 1993, 66 (783):241-4 Br J RadiolJournal
British Journal of RadiologyDOI
10.1259/0007-1285-66-783-241PubMed ID
8472117Type
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enISSN
0007-1285ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1259/0007-1285-66-783-241