Published February 1982
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Journal article
The effects of negative pions on spermatogonial survival in the mouse
- 1. Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, London (UK)
Description
A study of the radiation effects of pi-mesons on the testes of the mouse has been carried out using the pion beam at the SRC Rutherford Laboratory. The cell killing effects on type B and intermediate spermatogonia have been assessed and compared with the effects of 200 kVp X rays, delivered at the same dose rate. It was found that not only did irradiation of the testes not disturb the kinetics of spermatogenesis, but also the RBE for pions measured in the Bragg peak and on the plateau was not significantly different from unity. The comparison of this result with those of others using other pion beams is discussed. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Br. J. Radiol.
- Journal Volume
- 55
- Journal Issue
- 650
- Series
- Br. J. Radiol.
- Journal Page Range
- 147-150
- ISSN
- 0007-1285
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 13671327
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CELL KILLING; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DOSE RATES; MICE; PION BEAMS; PIONS MINUS; RBE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTES; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIMESONS; ANTIPARTICLES; BEAMS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BODY; BOSONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; GAMETOGENESIS; GERM CELLS; GONADS; HADRONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MALE GENITALS; MAMMALS; MATTER; MESON BEAMS; MESONS; ORGANS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PIONS; PSEUDOSCALAR ANTIMESONS; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; RODENTS; VERTEBRATES