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Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology
Basic Biologic Interactions of Radtiation
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Health Care
Undergraduate 2
01/28/2013

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Term

Which part of the cell cycle is the most sensitive, most resistant, and has intermediate sensitivity

 

M, late S, G1, Early S, G2

Definition

Most sensitive is Late G2 and M

Intermediate is Early S and G1

Most resistant is Late S

Term
About how fast is energy deposited into organic matter
Definition
10-17
Term
What 3 factors are meant by the "Interaction of radiation in cells being a probabillity function.
Definition

Matter of chance

may or may not interact

may or may not produce damage

Term
Give three generalizations about Radiobiology
Definition

Nonselective

Visible changes are not unique

biologic changes occur after a latent period

Term
What two types of actions occur on a cellular level with Ionizing Radiation
Definition

Direct

Indirect

Term
Describe Ionizing radiations direct action with biological matter
Definition

Deposits energy in the critical target and ionizes or excites it, and produces damage by direct ionization.

 

 

Term
Can Direct Interactions be chemically altered
Definition
No
Term
What type of radiation are direct interctions more likely to occur with
Definition
High Let radiation
Term
Describe Indirect actions of ionizing radiation,
Definition
Indirect action involves breaking apart of the water molecules in the cells into ions creating the possibility of free radicals
Term
How much of the cell is made up of water
Definition
80 percent
Term
What is a free radical
Definition
contains a single unpaired electron in the outer shell
Term
How does the radiolysis of water become a free radical
Definition

The interaction produces and ion pair (HOH+ + e-) and the free electron is captured by another water molecule

(HOH-), HOH+ and HOH- dissociate into H+ OH*and

OH- + H*

Term
What are the effecs of free radicals based on
Definition
Thier capability to initiate chemical reactions
Term
What is the major contributor to indirect cell damage.
Definition
OH* Free Radical
Term
Why is there a greater probability of damage caused by an indirect action
Definition
Term
What 3 factors does radiation energy transfer depend on
Definition

charge

mass

energy

Term
How is ra
Definition
Term
What 3 things do we use to determine how radiation energy is transfered
Definition

Linear energy transfer

Relative biologic effectiveness

Oxygen enhancement ratio

Term

What is LET

How is it expressed

It is a function of ____ and _____

Definition

Rate at which energy is deposited charged particle from different types of radiation travels through matter

 

KeV/ Micron

 

Funtion of mass and charge

Term
What is Low Let Radiation
Definition

ionizations are distant from each other

Does not give up all energy quickly

Usually causes damage through indirect action

 

Term
Why does Low LET cause mostly indirect damage
Definition
Term
What are examples of LOW LET radiation
Definition
x rays , gamma rays , electromagnetic radiation
Term
What is High LET Radiation
Definition

Particles that have a substantial mass and charge

Cause dense ionizations along thier track

Lose energy more quickly

 

Term
What are some examples of HIGH LET Radiation
Definition
Alpha particles, neutrons, ions of heavy nuclei
Term
To what degree and types of biologic responses are associated with the different types of LET Radiation
Definition
Different LET radiation produce different degrees of the same biologic response
Term
What is RBE
Definition
relates the ability of radiation with different LETs to produce a specific response
Term
How is RBE measured
Definition
RBE = to dose in Gy from 250kVp xrays / dose in Gy of test radiation
Term
What relates the ability  of radiations with different LETs to produce a specific biologic response
Definition
Relative biologic effectiveness
Term
Why is RBE alone not effective for use in radiation dose level for humans - what is needed
Definition

RBE is used in experiments with animal tissues, a weighting factor (Wr) is neededto calculate EqD

 

Term
What is oxygen enhancement ratio and how is it expressed
Definition

ratio of radiation dose required to cause a particular bilogical response in an a-noxic enviornment to to one with oxygen.

 

OER= rad dose causes a response without O2 / dose that causes a response with O2

Term
What type of Radiation is not affected by OER and why
Definition
High LET because it produces its bilologic effects by direct action.
Term
Which type of LET is more destructive to biologic matter
Definition
HIGH LET
Term
What type of radiation would produce a OER near 1
Definition
HIGH Let Radiation
Term
Which part of the cell is the most likely part for radiation damage
Definition
DNA in the Nucleus
Term
What are the four categories of DNA damage
Definition

Base

single strand

double strand

crosslinks

Term
What is it called when an altered cell no longer has the same genetic sequence
Definition
Mutation
Term
Which part of the DNA molecule is affected in a single strand break
Definition
One strand of the sugar phosphate rails
Term
What is a point mutation
Definition
When one of the sugar phosphate bonds is broken, at one point in the sugar phophate rail
Term
What type of LET is most responsible for point mutations
Definition
Low LET
Term
What type of LET radiation is more responsible for double strand breaks
Definition
High LET
Term
Correlations with _____ radiation and, _____ breaks end with more results in cell death
Definition
High LET , double stranded
Term
what type of Radiation Energies cause a direct covalent cross link break
Definition
High Let radiation
Term
What can reult from a double strand same rung break
Definition
genetic material is divided causing impaired function or cell death
Term
Name three types of crosslink damage and what they are
Definition

Covalent - DNA Links to a protein

Intrastrand- 2 regions of same DNA Strand

Interstrand - Between 2 complimentary DNA Strands or Different DNA Molecules

Term
What type of cells can chromosome breaks occur in
Definition
Somatic and Germ Cells
Term
Can breaks be transmitted during mitosis and meiosis
Definition
YES
Term
What are three names for gross structural changes in chromosome resulting from irradiation
Definition
Abberation, Anomaly, Lesion
Term
When is chromosome abberation inflicted, also after what part of the cell cycle
Definition
Early interphase - Before DNA Synthesis takes place, so before S phase (when DNA is duplicated)
Term
When is chromatid abberation take place in the cell cycle
Definition
Late interphase after DNA synthesis has taken place (G2 or Mitosis, Prophase or Metaphase)
Term
What will happen to the daughter cells if damage is done to a chromosome
Definition
Both daughter cells with have damage
Term
What percentage of the time do broken ends of chromosome rejoin and restitute
Definition
95 percent
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