Abstract
The rate of induction of reciprocal translocations by 56–816 R exposures of mouse spermatogonia to acute γ-irradiation (95 R/min) was determined by cytological examination of descendant spermatocytes. The dose-response relationship did not differ significantly from linearity and had a regression coefficient of 1.8·10 −4 per R with respect to translocations per spermatocyte. Further analysis at exposures below 816 R (considered less likely to produce distortion) showed that the quadratic regression of best fit had too small a square-law component to account for the very low frequency of translocations obtained after chronic γ-exposures in a previous experiment. The possibility is discussed that there is some extra factor, besides the diminution of the square-law component, which operates to reduce the yield after protracted exposures. The relative biological effectiveness of the γ- vs. X-irradiation for the induction of translocations in spermatogonia was estimated to be 0.62 ± 0.10.
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