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Table 2 Multiple MTT assay: Survival of irradiated cells (n = 8 for each experiment); n.d. = not determined

From: Determination of cell survival after irradiation via clonogenic assay versus multiple MTT Assay - A comparative study

 

plating after irradiation

plating before irradiation

A 549

2000 cells

4000 cells

mean value

S.D.

2000 cells

4000 cells

mean value

S.D.

0 Gy

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

 

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

 

1 Gy

64.3%

63.0%

63.7%

0.9%

102.6 &

87.5%

95.0%

10.7%

2 Gy

73.4%

56.5%

65.0%

11.9%

102.5%

88.0%

95.3%

10.2%

4 Gy

28.6%

34.5%

31.6%

4.2%

65.6%

67.6%

66.7%

1.4%

6 Gy

n.d.

45.9%

76.8%

61.4%

21.8%

8 Gy

3.2%

13.4%

8.3%

7.3%

27.6%

43.1%

35.3%

11.0%

15 Gy

0.0%

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

26.3%

31.3%

28.8%

3.6%

LN 229

2500 cells

4000 cells

Mean value

S.D.

2500 cells

5000 cells

Mean value

S.D.

0 Gy

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

 

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

 

1 Gy

83.2%

92.3%

87.7%

6.6%

81.9%

87.6%

84.8%

3.9%

2 Gy

62.4%

70.9%

66.7%

7.8%

87.7%

79.9%

83.8%

5.8%

4 Gy

43.0%

50.9%

47.0%

8.5%

63.6%

80.7%

72.2%

3.7%

6 Gy

n.d.

30.4%

57.3%

43.9%

5.1%

8 Gy

27.6%

39.8%

33.7%

7.2%

27.1%

48.7%

37.9%

2.6%

15 Gy

15.0%

19.6%

17.3%

5.2%

12.4%

30.7%

21.6%

1.9%

F 98

    

2500 cells

4000 cells

Mean value

S.D.

0 Gy

n.d.

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

 

1 Gy

    

93.7%

97.1%

95.4%

7.5%

4 Gy

    

69,7%

65.6%

67.6%

5.0%

6 Gy

    

46.2%

54.9%

50.6%

4.4%

8 Gy

    

28.7%

38.7%

33.7%

3.8%

15 Gy

    

6.9%

9.7%

8.4%

1.2%