The proportion of splenocytes with a high level of DNA double-strand breaks was determined in mice exposed to primary and secondary radiation created by bombarding of a concrete barrier (thickness 20, 40, and 80 cm) by 650 MeV protons. The proportion of splenocytes with a high level of DNA double-strand breaks was assessed by flow cytometric analysis of γH2AX+ and TUNEL+ cells. It is shown that concrete barrier can significantly reduce primary proton radiation; the severity of negative biological effects in mice irradiated in the center of the proton beam decreased with increasing the thickness of this barrier. However, the spectrum of secondary radiation changes significantly with increasing the barrier thickness from 20 to 80 cm and the distance from central axis of the beam from 0 to 20 cm, and the proportion of the neutron component increases, which also causes negative biological effects manifesting in a significant (p<0.05) increase in the percentage of splenocytes with a high level of DNA damage in mice irradiated at a distance of 20 cm from the center of the proton beam and receiving relatively low doses (0.10-0.17 Gy).
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Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 174, No. 8, pp. 154-159, August, 2022
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Blokhina, T.M., Ivanov, A.A., Vorobyeva, N.Y. et al. DNA Damage in Splenocytes of Mice Exposed to Secondary Radiation Created by 650 MeV Protons Bombarding a Concrete Shielding Barrier. Bull Exp Biol Med 174, 194–198 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-023-05672-x
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