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British Journal of Radiology (1989) 62, 41-47
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The British Journal of Radiology, Vol 62, Issue 733 41-47, Copyright © 1989 by British Institute of Radiology

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Cell kinetic changes in the follicular epithelium of pig skin after irradiation with single and fractionated doses of X rays

GM Morris and JW Hopewell
Research Institute (University of Oxford), Churchill Hospital.

Changes in the cell kinetics of the follicular epithelium of the pig have been studied after irradiation with single and fractionated doses (30 fractions/39 days) of X rays and the results compared with previously published data for the epidermis. In the follicular epithelium there was an initial degenerative phase, during which the rate of cell depletion was independent of the radiation dose and the mode of administration. Evidence for repopulation was seen between the 14th and 18th days after single doses (15 or 20 Gy) and by the 28th day after the start of irradiation with fractionated doses (52.3-80.0 Gy). However, the degree of cell depletion and the subsequent rate of repopulation were independent of dose. The regenerative phase was characterized by an increased cell proliferation as indicated by an elevation of the labelling index. Islands of cells (colonies), with an appearance similar to cells in the normal follicular epithelium, were seen 18 days after a single dose of 20 Gy and 42 days after the start of fractionated irradiation. When compared with the epidermis, the follicular epithelium exhibited considerably less evidence of damage after both single and fractionated doses of X rays. There was a lower incidence of degenerate cells and reduced levels of cell depletion in the follicular epithelium, suggesting that cells from this region play an important role in the repopulation of the epidermis after high-dose irradiation.


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