著者

渡辺 敦光 岡本 太郎 山田 和正 安東 保海 伊藤 明弘 星 正治 澤田 昭三

出版者

日本放射線影響学会

雑誌

Journal of Radiation Research (ISSN:04493060)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.34, no.3, pp.235-239, 1993-09

被引用文献数

2 2

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The effects of the dose rate and the energy of fission neutrons using an iron block on tumorigenesis in B6C3F1 mice were examined. Six-week-old female animas were divided into 4 groups and exposes to ^<252>Cf neutron irradiation at dose rates of 0.05 cGy/min, with (Group 1) or without (Group 2) filtering through a 10 cm thick iron block, 0.8 cGy/min (Group 3) or 0 (Group 4 controls). Total neutron exposure was 50 cGy in each of groups 1-3 and total irradiation dose was 56,75 and 75 cGy in Groups 1-3, respectively. Total tumor incidences or multiplicity were significantly higher in Group 3 than in Group 1. A similar tendency was observed as compared to Group 2, ovarian and Harderian gland tumors being mainly affected and adrenal tumors were significantly higher in Group 2 than in Group 1. The results indicated a clear increase in tumorigenesis with the higher dose rate and no filtering influence of iron was evident, despite the drop in neutron energy level.