Abstract
Low dose hyper-radiosensitivity (HRS) of V79 cells was demonstrated after irradiation with gamma rays and 4He2+ ions of various linear energy transfer (LET) values (58.9, 79.3 and 101.7 keV.micron-1). In parallel, the cytogenetic analysis showed an LET dependence of aberrations at a dose of 1 Gy, while the observed chromatid fragments appeared to vary with the number of 4He2+ ions traversing the cell nucleus. The results of both studies are correlated so as to achieve a better understanding of the so-called induced radioresistance. The cell mechanism of radioresistance appears to be induced after a certain amount of energy is deposited in the cell nucleus. This amount depends both on the radiation quality as well as the number of particles traversing the cell, inducing chromosome alterations and chromatid damage.
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