USTUR case 0259 whole body donation: A comprehensive test of the current ICRP models for the behavior of inhaled 238PuO2 ceramic particles

Health Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 2-33

  James, A C ^a   Filipy, R E ^b   Russell, J J ^b   McInroy, J F ^c  

^a ACJ and Associates   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inhalation; International Commission on Radiological Protection; Modeling, dose assessment; Plutonium

Indexed keywords

PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM DIOXIDE PU 238; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; CERAMICS; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; LIVER; LUNG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SKELETON; THORACIC DUCT; TRABECULAR BONE; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0037213952     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200301000-00002     Document Type: Article

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