Published October 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

Comparative study on retentive peculiarity in testes and reproductive toxicity induced by different radiators

  • 1. Suzhou Medical College, Suzhou (China). Faculty of Radiological Medicine

Description

A comparative study on retentive peculiarities of different radiators in testes is reported. The equations fitted to describe the retentive fractions of α radiator 235U and β radiator 147Pm as well as γ radiator 134Cs respectively have been obtained. The half-life components were calculated to be T1/2 = 197 d for 235U, T1/2 = 76d for 147Pm, and only 5.1 d for 134Cs. Comparative study on reproductive toxicity induced by different radiators showed that internal contamination with different radiators could result in sperm abnormality. For different radiators such as 235U, 147Pm and 134Cs, the rates of sperm abnormality induced by 1 cGy cumulative absorption dose were different: the comparative value of reproductive toxicity was α:β:γ 28:3:1. Results indicated that internal contamination by different radiators could damage genetic materials and cause chromosome aberrations in spermatogonia. By comparison between different radiators, the frequencies of chromosome aberrations induced by 1 cGy cumulative absorption dose were significantly different: the comparative value of reproductive toxicity was α:β:γ = 29:4:1

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 302-306.
ISSN
0254-5098
CODEN
ZFYZDY