Dose to lung from inhaled tritiated particles

Health Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 313-324

  Richardson, R B ^a   Hong, A ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inhalation; Lungs, human; Monte Carlo; Tritium

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; GRAPHITE; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INHALATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034877241     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200109000-00012     Document Type: Article

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