[Carcinogenic effects of low-dose gamma ray irradiation]

C R Acad Sci III. 1990;311(13):459-66.
[Article in French]

Abstract

For a dose of 3 Gy delivered by cobalt 60 gamma rays on rats, a reduction of the dose rate by a factor of 60 decreased the carcinogenic effectiveness by a factor of about 5. This decreased effect was essentially observed for carcinomas.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cobalt Radioisotopes / adverse effects
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
  • Gamma Rays / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred Strains

Substances

  • Cobalt Radioisotopes