RESUMO

A method to obtain the absorbed dose in Drosophila melanogaster irradiated in the thermal column facility of the Triga Mark III Reactor has been developed. The method is based on the measurements of neutron activation of gold foils produced by neutron capture to obtain the neutron fluxes. These fluxes, combined with the calculations of kinetic energy released per unit mass, enables one to obtain the absorbed doses in Drosophila melanogaster.

Assuntos

Drosophila melanogaster/genética , Drosophila melanogaster/efeitos da radiação , Nêutrons , Animais , Relação Dose-Resposta à Radiação , Nêutrons Rápidos , Mutação , Recombinação Genética/efeitos dos fármacos