Effect of dose fractionation on the recovery of radiation-induced oncogenesis in rat skin

tumor induction of radiologic factors, such as dose rate, fractionation, dose localization, linear energy transfer and of biologic factors, such as the proliferative state of the hair follicles and epidermis at the time of and subsequent to irradiation. The interaction of radiation and other carcinogens, especially ultraviolet light, is under study because of epidemiologic evidence suggesting a potential synergism for induction of scalp tumors. Radiobiological recovery processes have been studied in tumor response experiments using split doses of radiation separated by various times. The recovery rate for electron induced tumors has been measured, and the oncogenic effects of high LET particles (proton, alpha, argon) are being investigated.