Changes in the dielectric properties of rat lung tissue following x-irradiation

Figures & data

Fig. 1 The dielectric permittivity $({\epsilon }^{\prime })$. Changes in the permittivity $({\epsilon }^{\prime })$ of the sham, 10 cGy and 2 Gy-irradiated groups as a function of frequency.

Fig. 2 The dielectric loss $({\epsilon }^{″})$. Changes in the dielectric loss $({\epsilon }^{″})$ of the sham, 10 cGy and 2 Gy-irradiated groups as a function of frequency.

Fig. 3 The real part of the electric modulus $(M^{\prime })$. Changes in the real part of the electric modulus M′ of the sham, 10 cGy and 2 Gy-irradiated groups as a function of frequency.

Fig. 4 The imaginary part of electric modulus $(M^{″})$. The imaginary part of electric modulus (M″) of the sham, 10 cGy and 2 Gy-irradiated groups measured versus frequency.

Fig. 5 The DC conductivity. Changes in the DC conductivity of the sham, 10 cGy and 2 Gy-irradiated groups as a function of frequency.

Fig. 6 FTIR spectra. The FTIR spectra of the rat lung of the sham, 10 cGy and 2 Gy-irradiated groups.

Table 1 Changes in the band position and full width at half maximum (FWHM) values of CH₂ asymmetric stretching FTIR band of sham, 10 cGy and 2 Gy-irradiated groups.

	Band position (cm^−1)	FWHM
Sham-irradiated	2920	24.4353
10 cGy-irradiated	2921	25.0501
2 Gy-irradiated	2922	24.7212