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Monte Carlo Modeling of DNA Lesions and Chromosomal Aberrations Induced by Mixed Beams of Alpha Particles and X-Rays
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute. Jan Kochanowski University, Poland.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3951-774x
Number of Authors: 32020 (English)In: Frontiers in Physics, E-ISSN 2296-424X, Vol. 8, article id 567864Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Prediction of health risks associated with exposure to mixed beams of high- and low-linear energy transfer ionizing radiation is based on the assumption that the biological effect caused by mixed radiation equals the sum of effects resulting from the action of individual beam components. Experimental studies have demonstrated that the cellular effects in cells exposed to mixed radiations are higher than that calculated based on the assumption of additivity. The present work contains a comparative analysis of published results on chromosomal aberrations in human peripheral blood lymphocytes exposed to mixed beams of alpha particles and X-rays with computer simulations using the PARTRAC program based on Monte Carlo methods. PARTRAC was used to calculate the levels of DNA single-strand breaks (SSB) and double-strand breaks (DSB—both complex and simple) and the level of chromosomal aberrations. SSB and DSB yields were found to be additive. A synergistic effect was obtained at the level of chromosomal aberrations, being in good agreement with the experimental results. This result demonstrates that the synergistic action of mixed beams results from processing of SSB and DSB and not from their initial frequencies. The level of synergy was dependent on the composition of the mixed beam, with highest level at 50:50 ratio of alpha particles and X-rays.

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2020. Vol. 8, article id 567864
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ionizing radiation, linear energy transfer, Monte Carlo modeling, mixed beams, chromosomal aberrations, DNA damage
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-188737DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2020.567864ISI: 000592217500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85096696826OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-188737DiVA, id: diva2:1519196
Available from: 2021-01-18 Created: 2021-01-18 Last updated: 2022-04-11Bibliographically approved

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