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Objective:To investigate the effects of radiation on growth-arrested (GA)and micronucleus-production (MP) rates,and the radioprotective properties of Thai medicinal plants in mouse macrophage cell line RAW264.7 in vitro.Methods:Mouse macrophage cell line (RAW264.7)was cultured in vitro.Various radiation expo-sures,growth-arrested rate assay,micronucleus production assay,and radioprotection by Thai medicinal plants were performed.Results:The results showed that GA and MP rates for γ-rays and UV were dose-dependent. The 50%-affected dose of γand UV radiation for the GA rate was 10 Gy and 159 microwatt/cm2 for 0.5 sec-onds,respectively.After X-ray exposure,there was no apparent effect on RAW264.7 cells,even with a forty-fold human diagnostic dose.Two exposures to γradiation at 20 Gy resulted in a significantly higher MP rate than 20 Gy single exposure or control (P <0.05).The Thai medicinal plants (Kamin-chun capsules,Curcu-ma longa Linn;Hed lingeu,Ganoderma lucidum;Ya Pakking capsule,Murdannia loriformis)could not pre-vent cell damage,but epigallocatechin gallate and L-cysteine could provide protection from 2 Gy γ-ray expo-sure.Conclusion:γradiation caused chromosomal damage during cell division and UV caused cell death, while X-ray radiation was safe.The radioprotective effects of Thai medicinal plants,Kamin-chun,Hed lingeu, and Ya Pakking,could not prevent cell damage in this study.