Raman spectroscopic study of serum albumins: an effect of proton‐ and γ‐irradiation

Raman spectroscopy was applied to analyse structural changes in serum albumins (bovine serum albumin, BSA; human serum albumin, HSA) following proton and γ‐irradiation (0.5, 5 and 50 Gy). Characteristic Raman bands of both polypeptide backbone and amino acid residues were sensitive to irradiation. Significant damage of HSA/BSA was observed only at the highest dose (50 Gy). Raman spectra confirmed radiation‐induced denaturation, destruction of helical structures and aggregation of serum albumins. The differences in the dose‐dependent effects of proton and γ‐radiation on studied proteins are discussed. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Raman spectroscopic study of calf thymus DNA: an effect of proton‐ and γ‐irradiation

Raman spectroscopy was applied to analyse structural changes in calf thymus double‐stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (dsDNA) after proton‐ and γ‐irradiation (0.5, 5 and 50 Gy). Characteristic Raman bands of phosphodiester linkages, nucleic bases and deoxyribose moieties were sensitive to irradiation. A significant damage of the macromolecules was observed only at the highest dose (50 Gy) of both types of radiations. Spectral changes confirmed a radiation‐induced alteration of the native structure of dsDNA. Nucleic bases, especially pyrimidines, were the most sensitive to radiation, while some alterations in the sugar–phosphate backbone were also detected. The differences in the dose‐dependent effects of proton vs γ‐irradiation on studied biomolecule are discussed. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

170keV质子辐照对多壁碳纳米管薄膜微观结构与导电性能的影响

碳纳米管具有优异的导电性, 是未来电子元器件的理想候选材料, 应用前景广阔. 针对碳纳米管在空间电子元器件的应用需求, 本文研究了170 keV质子辐照对多壁碳纳米管薄膜微观结构与导电性能的影响. 采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、拉曼光谱仪(Raman)、X射线光电子能谱仪(XPS)及电子顺磁共振谱仪(EPR)对辐照前后碳纳米管试样的表面形貌和微观结构进行分析; 利用四探针测试仪对碳纳米管薄膜进行导电性能分析. SEM分析表明, 170 keV质子辐照条件下, 当辐照注量高于5×10¹⁵ p/cm² (protons/cm²)时, 碳纳米管薄膜表面变得粗糙疏松, 纳米管发生明显弯曲、收缩及相互缠结现象. 目前, 质子辐照纳米管发生的收缩现象被首次发现. 基于Raman和XPS分析表明, 170 keV质子辐照后碳纳米管的有序结构得到改善, 且随辐照注量增加, 碳纳米管的有序结构改善明显. 结构的改善主要是由于170 keV质子辐照碳纳米管所产生的位移效应导致缺陷重组. EPR分析表明, 随着辐照注量的增加, 碳纳米管薄膜内的非局域化电子减少. 利用四探针测试分析表明, 碳纳米管薄膜的导电性能变差, 这是由于170 keV质子辐照导致碳纳米管薄膜中的电子特性及形态发生改变. 本文研究结果有助于利用质子辐照对碳纳米管膜结构和性能进行调整, 从而制备出抗辐射的纳米电子器件.     

质子照射小鼠组织病理损伤的初步观察

利用HI-13串列加速器提供的19 MeV 质子照射麻醉小鼠2, 4, 8和16 Gy ， 照射后不同时间麻醉处死小鼠进行病理组织学观察。 结果显示， 照射后各组小鼠腰背部开始环状脱毛， 病理改变为表皮细胞坏死、 脱落， 皮下水肿， 心、 肝出现小灶性坏死或伴出血， 肝细胞明显再生， 肺组织可出现充血及肺泡间隔明显增厚， 肾小球出现明显固缩、 坏死及消失。 这些病理改变在大剂量照射组尤为明显。 通过观察质子照射小鼠组织病理损伤效应， 为质子损伤的防治研究提供参考依据。Space radiation come from galactic cosmic rays and solar particle events which contain considerable protons is an invisible killer to astronauts. Furthermore， many wounded persons were injured by proton and other heavy ion radiation in a nuclear warhead or nuclear terrorism attack. However， the damage effect of proton radiation is known little in our country. In this study， the proton induced histopathologic changes of mice were observed primarily. naesthetic mice were irradiated with the 19 MeV protons dili vered by HI 13 tandem accelerator at CIAE in different doses(2， 4， 8， 16 Gy). In order to observe the da mage effect， mice were killed by anaesthetic at different time point after radiation， and the tissue sections were analyzed by a histopathologic method. The results show that all of the mice’s backs began displaying ringed depilation at post irradiation day 7. Many epidermal cells necrosis and exfoliation happened， and subcutaneous dropsy was observed. There were some focal necrosis or even followed with bleeding in heart and liver. Hepatocyte evidently regenerated. A hyperaemia was seen in lung tissue and alveolar septum was obviously thickening. Acinus renis represented notable pyknosis， necrosis and disappearance. Especially， these pathologic alteration clearly displayed in high dose groups. In conclusion， proton radiation can induce different grade injury to skin， heart， liver， lung， kidney and other organs. Further studies should be made to deeply understand the mechanism about the proton radiation damage.     

新疆长绒棉辐射效应的谱学研究

用¹³C CP/MAS NMR谱、ESR谱和质子弛豫时间等方法,研究了经γ射线在室温下辐照后新疆长绒棉纤维的辐射效应. 结果表明随着辐照剂量的增加,长绒棉纤维内的自由基浓度明显的增大,并产生了多种自由基的混合物. 由辐照前后的长绒棉纤维的¹³C CP/MAS NMR谱可以得出,随着辐射剂量的增加,C1峰的谱宽趋向增宽,表明了自由基存在的位置. 各类弛豫时间的改变则反映出长绒棉纤维内部聚集态结构和大分子链运动随辐射剂量的变化.     

Investigation of chromosome damage in human cells irradiated by beam for proton therapy produced by phasotron at the joint institute for nuclear research

The physical characteristics of the proton beam produced by a phasotron at JINR for radiation therapy are given. Chromosome damage in cells on the model of human blood lymphocytes irradiated by the initial proton beam with an energy of 170 MeV at the entrance to the object and in the Bragg peak region is studied, which corresponds to the irradiation of surrounding tissues along the beam path and tumor tissues. High proton efficiency in the Bragg peak is shown. RBE in the Bragg peak is ～1.25 in the dose range 1–4 Gy, while the proton efficiency of the initial beam is the same as that of standard γ radiation. Since delivering a dose to a tumor is performed by irradiating the patient from several directions (up to 7), the level of cytogenetic damage to cells of the surrounding tissues on the path of the initial beam is reduced by approximately an order of magnitude. Thus, for a dose of 3 Gy in a tumor, up to 80% of its cells are damaged, while the level of damage in the surrounding tissues does not exceed 10%. The results of investigations confirm the high efficiency of proton beams for radiation therapy.     

Irradiation behavior and recovery effect of ferroelectric properties of PZT thin films

Lead zirconate titanate piezoelectric ceramics have important applications in space and aerospace technology, but the effect and physical mechanism of charged particle radiation on their performance yet to be clarified. In this study,we characterized PbZr_(0.52)Ti_(0.48)O_3(PZT) thin films, and changes in the ferroelectric properties of the films before and after electron and proton irradiation were investigated. The natural and heat treatment recoverability of the ferroelectric properties were studied, and the damages and mechanisms of different types of radiation in PZT films were also investigated.The results show that, in addition to ionization damages, electron irradiation causes certain structural damage on the PZT film, and the large structural damage caused by proton irradiation reduces drastically the ferroelectricity of the PZT film.     

不同LET辐射致DNA集簇性损伤的研究

利用辐照质粒DNA构象变化的分子模型,以DNA糖苷酶Fpg和AP核酸内切酶EndoIII识别并切割辐射所致DNA碱基损伤,将其转换为DNA断裂损伤,通过电泳分析DNA分子构象变化,研究比较γ射线、质子和7Li离子诱发DNA集簇性损伤。50Gy以上高剂量γ辐射对质粒DNA的损伤主要表现为单链断裂(SSB)和很少比例的双链断裂(DSB),并能产生一定水平的集簇性损伤。相比之下,高能质子束和高LET的7Li离子直接所致DNA的断裂损伤以及所产生的集簇性碱基损伤比γ射线的要严重,质子10Gy照射就可诱发明显的集簇损伤。     

XPS and Raman studies of electron irradiated sodium silicate glass

The microstructure modifications of sodium silicate glass induced by 1.2-MeV electron irradiation are studied by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Depth profile analyses are also performed on the irradiated glass at 109 Gy. A sodium-depleted layer with a thickness of a few tens of nanometers and the corresponding increase of network polymerization on the top surface are observed after electron bombardment, while the polymerization in the subsurface region has a negligible variation with the irradiation dose. Moreover, the formation of molecular oxygen after electron irradiation is evidenced, which is mainly aggregated in the first two-micron-thick irradiated glass surface. These modifications are correlated to the network relaxation process as a consequence of the diffusion and desorption of sodium species during electron irradiation.     

Effects of proton and electron irradiation on the structural and tribological properties of MoS2/polyimide

To study the structural and tribological properties of MoS₂/polyimide (MoS₂/PI) composite under the irradiation environment of proton and electron, the MoS₂/PI composites were investigated in a ground-based simulation facility, in which the energy of proton and electron was 25 keV and the flux was 2.5 × 10¹⁴ cm⁻² s⁻¹. The experimental results revealed that the simplex and combined irradiation of proton and electron induced bond break and cross-link, proton irradiation can break the PI bond easier than electron irradiation and then formed the graphite-like structure at surface area of the samples. Irradiation decreased the friction coefficient and wear rate remarkably of the composites comparing with the pristine one. The wear rate increased with the increasing of the proton and combined radiation time, and decreased with the electron radiation conditions.     

辐射诱导促进AdCMV-p53 转染前列腺癌细胞

用腺病毒重组体（AdCMV p53/GFP）转染经0.5, 1.0和2.0 Gy γ射线辐射处理的前列腺癌细胞[PC 3（ nullp53）], 用克隆形成法检测细胞增殖能力, 用流式细胞分析法测定腺病毒重组体转染率和外源性p53蛋白表达。 结果提示, 辐射诱导使腺病毒重组体转染PC 3细胞提高7%—39%。 辐射联合 AdCMV p53 转染组p53表达水平提高18.5%—35.4%。 与单纯 AdCMV p53 转染组和单纯辐射组相比, 辐射联合 AdCMV-p53 转染组细胞存活率分别降低25%—64%和22%—65%。 To determine whether low dose pre irradiation could enhance adenovirus mediated p53 transfer and expression in human prostate adenocarcinoma, the PC 3 cells were pre exposed to γ rays, and then infected with replication deficient adenovirus recombinant vectors, containing human wild type p53 (AdCMV p53) or green fluorescent protein gene (AdCMV GFP) respectively (γ ray irradiation + AdCMV p53 /GFP infection). The exogenous gene transfer and expression were detected by flow cytometric analysis. The GFP transfer frequencies in γ irradiation + AdCMV GFP infection groups were 7%—39% more than those in AdCMV GFP infection groups. The p53 levels in the γ irradiation + AdCMV p53 infection groups were 18.5%—35.4% more than those in AdCMV p53 infection groups (p<0.05),suggesting that low dose (less than or equal to 1.0 Gy) irradiation could significantly promote exogenous p53 transfer and expression in the PC 3 cells. The survival fractions for the γ irradiation + AdCMV p53 infection groups were 25%—64%, 22%—65% less than those for AdCMV p53 infection, or γ irradiation groups, respectively (p<0.05).     

羧甲基-β-1,3-葡聚糖对人肝癌HepG2细胞的放射增敏作用

本研究旨在探讨羧甲基-β-1,3葡聚糖（CMG）对人肝癌HepG2细胞X射线或12C6+离子束辐射敏感性的影响。首先用CCK-8法检测CMG对HepG2细胞的生长抑制情况,得到半数抑制浓度（IC50）为120.6μg/mL。用浓度为0.1×IC50的CMG预处理HepG2细胞24 h,再给予2 Gy X射线或12C6+离子束辐照（CMG+辐照组）;CMG未处理组直接接受2 Gy X射线或12C6+离子束辐照（辐照组）。对比分析辐照组和CMG+辐照组细胞的克隆存活、DNA损伤、凋亡与周期分布、细胞内活性氧（ROS）水平。发现:与X射线辐照组相比,相同剂量的12C6+离子辐照组克隆存活率更小,DNA损伤和周期阻滞更加严重,细胞凋亡率和细胞内ROS水平也更高。与单独X射线或12C6+离子束辐照组相比,CMG+辐照组克隆存活率明显降低,细胞凋亡率随辐照后CMG作用时间的延长而明显增加,CMG使辐照后细胞内ROS维持在一个较高的水平,同时CMG明显加重了单独辐照诱导的DNA损伤和周期阻滞。结果表明,与X射线相比,HepG2细胞对相同剂量的12C6+离子辐射更敏感;CMG可增加HepG2细胞对X射线或12C6+离子辐射的敏感性;CMG可能通过增加受照HepG2细胞内的ROS水平,加剧辐照诱导的DNA损伤,促进辐射诱导细胞凋亡而起到辐射增敏作用。This study aims to investigate the effect of carboxymethy-β-1, 3-glucan (CMG) on the sensitivity of human hepatoma HepG2 cells to X-rays or 12C6+ ions irradiation. First, the inhibitory effect of CMG on the growth of HepG2 cells was detected by CCK-8 assay, and the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) was 120.6 μg/mL. HepG2 cells were pretreated with CMG at a concentration of 0.1×IC50 for 24 h and then irradiated with 2 Gy X-ray or 12C6+ ion beams (CMG + irradiation group). CMG untreated group was directly irradiated by 2 Gy X-rays or 12C6+ ions beam (irradiation group). The clone survival, DNA damage, cell apoptosis, cell cycle distribution, and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in irradiation group and CMG + irradiation group were comparatively analyzed. The results showed that the clone survival rate was lower, DNA damage and cycle arrest were more serious, and the rate of apoptosis and intracellular ROS levels were higher in 12C6+ ions irradiation group than those in the same dose of X-rays irradiation group. Compared with X-rays or 12C6+ ions irradiation group, the clone survival rate of CMG + irradiation group was significantly decreased, and the apoptosis rate significantly increased with the prolongation of CMG treatment post-irradiation; CMG maintained intracellular ROS at a higher level after irradiation, CMG also significantly aggravated radiation-induced DNA damage and cycle arrest. These results indicated that HepG2 cells were more sensitive to 12C6+ ions radiation than those at the same dose of X-rays. CMG increased the sensitivity of HepG2 cells to X-rays or 12C6+ ions irradiation by increasing intracellular ROS level, exacerbating radiation-induced DNA damage and promoting radiation-induced apoptosis in irradiated HepG2 cells.     

3 MeV质子辐照对AlGaN/GaN高电子迁移率晶体管的影响

研究了AlGaN/GaN 高电子迁移率晶体管(HEMT)的质子辐照效应. 在3 MeV质子辐照下, 当辐照剂量达到1× 10¹⁵ protons/cm²时, 漏极饱和电流下降了20%, 最大跨导降低了5%. 随着剂量增加, 阈值电压向正向漂移, 栅泄露电流增加. 在相同辐照剂量下, 1.8 MeV质子辐照要比3 MeV质子辐照退化严重. 从SRIM软件仿真中得到不同能量质子在AlGaN/GaN异质结中的辐射损伤区, 以及在一定深度形成的空位密度. 结合变频C-V测试结果进行分析, 表明了质子辐照引入空位缺陷可能是AlGaN/GaN HEMT器件电学特性退化的主要原因.     

New evidences of in situ laser irradiation effects on γ‐Fe2O3 nanoparticles: a Raman spectroscopic study

The nature of the physical mechanisms responsible for the structural modification of the γ‐Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles under laser irradiation has been investigated by Raman spectroscopy. In situ micro‐Raman measurements were carried out on as‐prepared γ‐Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles about 4 nm in size as a function of laser power and on annealed γ‐Fe₂O₃ particles. A baseline profile analysis clearly evidenced that the phase transition from maghemite into hematite is caused by local heating due to laser irradiation with an increase of grain size of nanoparticles. This increasing was clearly determined by X‐ray diffraction from 4 nm in nanoparticles up to more than 177 nm beyond 900 °C in a polycrystalline state. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

辐射变色薄膜的质子辐照响应

 用J-2.5质子静电加速器提供的质子束,对研制的一种高灵敏度新型辐射变色膜进行质子辐射响应研究。该变色膜以聚乙烯醇缩聚物为基质,以类丁二炔化合物为有机染色材料,质子能量为2.0 MeV,辐照注量为1.0×10¹⁰～1.0×10¹² cm^-2。用光谱响应测试薄膜的辐射效应显示：变色薄膜颜色由粉红渐变为蓝色, 并随着辐照剂量的增加而逐渐加深;用图像分析仪分析辐照后靶材的光密度发现,图像的光密度随聚焦斑距离的增大而减小;用分光光度计测试其吸收光谱发现,主吸收峰值出现在660 nm附近,且吸收峰处的响应吸光度与质子注量具有较好的线性关系;对新型变色薄膜辐照后持续效应的研究表明,变色膜辐照后续效应微弱,辐照后可以立即测量,且对测量环境变化不敏感。     

γ射线辐照对a-SiC:H薄膜结构与特性的影响

 采用射频（13.56 MHz）反应溅射方法制备a-SiC:H 薄膜，并将其在空气中进行高能γ射线(平均为1.25 MeV)辐照，5个样品的吸收剂量分别为0，2×10⁴，4×10⁴，6×10⁴，8×10⁴ Gy。采用拉曼及红外光谱对薄膜的结构进行表征,得到了其结构与特性的变化规律。研究与分析表明：随样品吸收剂量的增加，陷入空穴中的电子会被激发，a-SiC:H薄膜中的SiC成份增加，电阻率变小，数量级为105Ω·cm；薄膜存在结晶化的趋势,其主要原因在于由Si－O－Si键断裂而产生的Si取代膜中C－C键中的C而形成晶态SiC，在此过程中出现了Si－O－Si键及a-SiC:H的减少，晶态SiC的增加。经γ射线辐照后薄膜的氢含量降低，折射率从5.19增大到5.53，辐照后薄膜的透过率均低于原膜的透过率。在500~2 300 cm^-1(对应波长为20.00~5.29 μm)波段内，a-SiC:H薄膜存在一定的增透作用。     

溶剂对辐射变色膜吸收剂量的影响

本实验室分别选用无水乙醇和丙酮溶液为溶剂制成两种类型的辐射变色膜, 并对这两种辐射变色膜进行了60Co γ射线与紫外线辐照, 研究不同溶剂对辐射变色膜吸收剂量的影响。实验发现, 60Co γ射线与紫外线辐照后, 使用丙酮作溶剂的辐射变色膜变色效果比无水乙醇的更加明显。在相同的辐照剂量下, 使用丙酮作为溶剂的变色膜比用无水乙醇的光谱吸收峰(680 nm)值平均高65.5%。γ射线辐照时, 用丙酮作为溶剂的辐射变色膜变色的辐照剂量下限为0.5 Gy, 而用无水乙醇做为溶剂的为1 Gy; 紫外辐照时, 用丙酮为溶剂的辐射变色膜吸收峰处吸收剂量的线性响应区间为0～6×100 μJ/cm2, 而用无水乙醇做为溶剂的为0～36×100 μJ/cm2。     

Radiation annealing of rapidly solidified Sn–6.7Sb–5.3Zn alloy by low-dose gamma ray

The radiation annealing of a rapidly solidified Sn–6.7Sb–5.3Zn (in atomic percent) melt-spun alloy was caused by low-dose gamma ray irradiation. This is observed from the increase in both the volume of unit cell and particle size of the Sn matrix, as revealed from X-ray diffraction analysis, and the decrease in the resistivity. The alloy was irradiated by gamma ray at doses 5, 10, 20, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 100 Gy. The electrical resistivity was measured for the alloys subjected to these doses and it was found that the resistivity decreased by increasing the dose to a minimum value of 50 Gy and then increased by increasing the dose.     

The application of Raman and anti-stokes Raman spectroscopy for in situ monitoring of structural changes in laser irradiated titanium dioxide materials

The use of Raman and anti-stokes Raman spectroscopy to investigate the effect of exposure to high power laser radiation on the crystalline phases of TiO₂ has been investigated. Measurement of the changes, over several time integrals, in the Raman and anti-stokes Raman of TiO₂ spectra with exposure to laser radiation is reported. Raman and anti-stokes Raman provide detail on both the structure and the kinetic process of changes in crystalline phases in the titania material. The effect of laser exposure resulted in the generation of increasing amounts of the rutile crystalline phase from the anatase crystalline phase during exposure. The Raman spectra displayed bands at 144 cm⁻¹ (A1g), 197 cm⁻¹ (Eg), 398 cm⁻¹ (B1g), 515 cm⁻¹ (A1g), and 640 cm⁻¹ (Eg) assigned to anatase which were replaced by bands at 143 cm⁻¹ (B1g), 235 cm⁻¹ (2 phonon process), 448 cm⁻¹ (Eg) and 612 cm⁻¹ (A1g) which were assigned to rutile. This indicated that laser irradiation of TiO₂ changes the crystalline phase from anatase to rutile. Raman and anti-stokes Raman are highly sensitive to the crystalline forms of TiO₂ and allow characterisation of the effect of laser irradiation upon TiO₂. This technique would also be applicable as an in situ method for monitoring changes during the laser irradiation process.     

A dose comparison of proton radiotherapy and photon radiotherapy for pediatric brain tumor

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of photon radiotherapy and to compare the dose of treatment planning between proton radiotherapy and 3D conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) for pediatric brain tumor patients. This study was conducted in five pediatric brain tumor patients who underwent craniospinal irradiation treatment from October 2013 to April 2014 in the hospital. The study compared organs at risk (OARs) by assessing the dose distribution of normal tissue from the proton plan and 3D-CRT. Furthermore, this study assessed the treatment plans by looking at the homogeneity index (HI) and conformity index (CI). As a result, the study revealed OARs due to the small volume proton radiotherapy dose distribution in the normal tissue. Also, by comparing HI and CI between the 3D-CRT and proton radiotherapy plan, the study found that the dose of proton radiotherapy plan was homogenized. When conducting 3D-CRT and proton radiotherapy in a dose–volume histogram comparison, the dose of distribution turned out to be low. Consequently, proton radiotherapy is used for protecting the normal tissue, and is used in tumor tissue as a homogenized dose for effective treatment.