Two case studies of highly insoluble plutonium inhalation with implications for bioassay

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 105, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 133-138

  Carbaugh, E H ^a   La Bone, T R ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PLUTONIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DOSIMETRY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INHALATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOLUBILITY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0141676208     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006208     Document Type: Article

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