A child undergoes prophylactic irradiation as preparation for bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Which of the following cell types will be least affected by the radiation?
ASpermatogonia
BBone marrow
CIntestinal epithelial cells
DNeurons
What is the maximum radiation dose (in Gray) that bone tissue can tolerate?
A50 Gray
B30 Gray
C20 Gray
D40 Gray
Radiation causes cell death by:
ACharring of nucleoproteins
BIonization
CDisruption of cytosol
DDestroying their mitochondria
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