Biological effects of hadrons at very low doses

Several sensitive biological tests have been utilized to investigate any possible effects of hadron interactions in tissue. These include lens opacification in mice, testes weight loss in mice inhibition of 10-day growth of Vicia faba bean roots, and type-B spermatogonia survival in mice. The radiations employed were 600 and 400-MeV neutron beams, a stopped negative pion beam, as well as Pu-Be and 14-MeV neutrons. The results obtained are summarized and discussed. (10 refs) .