100: Delayed and Persistent Response of Human Mitochondria after Single Exposure to 0.5 to 4 Gy of Gamma Radiation

Abstract

Figure 1: Plot of initial course percentage BED against that of the second course using a model where slope is inversely proportional to the second dose, raised to a power function, linked to time. Data points are murine and rat data treated at intervals up to 1 year following first exposure. The fitted curves are based on Ang et al (2001), for monkey spinal cord experiments for: black hatched curve 1 year, grey hatched curve 2 years and black 3 years of elapsed time between the exposures, although we assume 95% recovery rather than 100%. The grey straight line represents no recovery with time.