Cell type

Radiation type and dose

Observed bystander response

Reference

Epithelial (IR), fibroblasts (By)

g-rays, 1 - 100 cGy

clonogenic survival decreased

[10]

Chinese hamster fibroblasts

α-particles, 0.31 & 0.49 mGy

SCE increased

[11]

Human fibroblasts

α-particles, 1.5 - 8.4 cGy

SCE increased

[12]

Human fibroblasts

α-particles, X-rays (0.1 Gy)

micronuclei and apoptosis

increased

[13]

Human malignant melanoma

g-rays, 5 Gy

micronuclei, apoptosis, DNA ssb,

SOD, MDA all increased

[14]

Human dermal fibroblasts vs human

malignant melanoma

X-rays (6 MV), 2 & 4 Gy

micronuclei and apoptosis

decreased in irradiated cells

[8]

Human malignant melanoma

X-rays (6MV), 3 - 20 Gy,

spatially modulated field

clonogenic survival decreased

in low dose regions, increased

in high dose regions

[15]

Human embryonic stem cells and

bone marrow stem cells

X-rays, 0.2, 2.0, 10 Gy

DNA damage and apoptosis

unchanged

[17]

Human fibrosarcoma stem-like cells

and non-stem-like cells

photons (3.7 MeV), 2.2 Gy

DNA dsb increased more

in non-stem-like cells

[18]

Human normal fibroblasts, human

colon carcinoma

X-rays, γ-rays, energetic

electrons, 10 - 100 cGy

clonogenic survival, DNA dsb

and micronuclei, all unchanged

[19]

Human colorectal carcinoma

X-rays, 2 - 8 Gy

survival decreased, apoptosis

micronuclei, and senescence

increased

[20]

Murine hemopoietic stem cells

α-particles, 0.25 - 1 Gy

clonogenic survival decreased,

chromosomal aberrations increased

[26]

Human keratinocytes

g-rays, 0.1 - 0.5 Gy

clonogenic survival decreased

[35]

Human colorectal carcinoma

X-rays (6 MV), 2 - 8 Gy

clonogenic survival decreased,

senescence increase

[37]

Human lung fibroblasts and lung

adenocarcinoma

22 MeV electrons,

6 MV photons, 5 Gy

micronuclei and apoptosis

increased

[44]

Human malignant melanoma

X-rays (6 MV), 3 × 0.5 Gy

vs 1.5 Gy; 3 × 2 Gy vs 6 Gy

higher increase of micronuclei and

apoptosis in fractionated RT

[38]

Human keratinocytes

5 mGy-5 Gy, g-rays given

as single or split doses

clonogenic survival declined

deeper after split dose

[39]

Human lung fibroblasts and lung

carcinoma

1, 2, 4 Gy given as single

or split doses

micronuclei and apoptosis inreased comparably in both schemes

[40]

Normal human lung fibroblasts

g-rays, radioadaptive 1cGy,

challange 2 - 4 Gy

clonogenic survival increased

[5]

Murine fibroblasts vs murine lung

carcinoma

X-rays (6 MV), 2 & 4 Gy)

apoptosis and micronuclei

decreased

[7]

Human primary fibroblasts vs

human cervical carcinoma

α-particles, 20 & 40 cGy

apoptosis and micronuclei

decreased

[6]

Human normal fibroblasts vs

human malignant melanoma

X-rays (6 MV), 2 & 4 Gy

apoptosis and micronuclei

decreased

[20]

Umbilical stromal cells

g-rays, 2 - 8 Gy

clonogenic survival and apoptosis

unchaneged

[16]

Human malignant melanoma

g-rays, 2 - 8 Gy

clonogenic survival decreased,

apoptosis increased

[16]