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Table 3. 201Tl radiotoxicity—nuclear DNA damage

From: In vitro proof of concept studies of radiotoxicity from Auger electron-emitter thallium-201

Activity of 201Tl (kBq/mL)

Average number of foci per nucleus (± SD) DU145

Average number of foci per nucleus (± SD) MDA-MB-231

0

3.5 ± 3.6

17.8 ± 18.3

11.9 ± 10.4

7.9 ± 10.3

8.6 ± 6.2

12.0 ± 10.9

100

5.2 ± 5

37.5 ± 25.2

13.3 ± 10.6

7.0 ± 5.3

9.4 ± 7.5

14.0 ± 13.1

200

4.4 ± 4.1

40.6 ± 33.7

12.0 ± 9.1

13.8 ± 8.0

9.5 ± 5.3

15.0 ± 7.2

400

16.2 ± 11.5

60.4 ± 34.9

19.9 ± 12.8

18.2 ± 9.4

22.7 ± 11.0

21.0 ± 12.2

1000

10.1 ± 6.2

71.2 ± 23.2

26.2 ± 18.1

30.9 ± 18.0

27.9 ± 17

38.8 ± 20.4

4000

28.6 ± 14.7

61.2 ± 27.8

25.3 ± 13.0

61.5 ± 28.0

29.6 ± 12.7

39.2 ± 21.5

  1. Average number of foci per nucleus in DU145 cells and MDA-MD-231 cells after 90 min incubation with various activities of [201Tl]TlCl in medium, and with 0.9% NaCl (0 kBq/mL) measured in three independent experiments