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R J Schulz

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Response of mammalian cells irradiated with 30 MV X-rays in the presence of a uniform 20-kilogauss magnetic field.

The effects of intense magnetic fields on the survival curves for aerated and hypoxic Chinese hamster lung cells exposed to 30 MV X-rays were investigated. A uniform 20-kilogauss magnetic field, as well as a non-uniform magnetic field with an average value of 17 . 5 kilogauss and a gradient of 2 . 3 kilogauss/cm, were employed. A study of the repair of sublethal damage for cells exposed to the magnetic field only during the split-dose irradiations, and the effect of exposure to the magnetic field alone for 2 hours, were also studied. For each of these four experiments, no effects attributable to the magnetic field were detected.

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Application of tissue-air ratios for patient dosage in diagnostic radiology.

A method for calculating organ dose form radiographic procedures which utilizes the concept of tissue-air ratio (TAR) is described. TAR's were measured for 70-120 kVp x-rays filtered by a total of 2.5 and 3.5 mm Al under conditions which simulate those in radiography. The output of the x-ray tube tube, in terms of mR/mAs at 40 inches (101.6 cm) was also measured, and these are compared with previously published data. A step-by-step procedure for calculating organ dose is described and an example given to illustrate the magnitude of the dose delivered by a typical radiographic procedure.

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[Vitamin B6-deficiency and -substitution in chronic uremia (author's transl)].

In patients with chronic renal failure on potatoe-egg-diet (0.4 g protein/kg body weight) an alimentary vitamin B6-deficiency occurs, which can be overcome by 20 mg vitamin B6/day. Chronic hemodialysis causes a vitamin B6 loss which amounts to a quantity similar to the daily urinary excretion in normal persons. No hints for an inhibition of the synthesis of pyridoxal phosphate could be found.

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Xenon: effect on radiation sensitivity of HeLa cells.

HeLa cells, plated onto plastic petri dishes, were exposed to various atmospheres composed of air and carbon dioxide; helium, oxygen, and carbon dioxide; and xenon, oxygen, and carbon dioxide in a pressure vessel. Survival curves with x-rays, 280 kilovolts (peak), show that air and helium have the same effect, but that xenon potentiates x-irradiation to the extent that the dose to produce a given level of survival with xenon is 0.58 of the dose required with air.

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