A biochemical-based model for the dosimetry of dietary organically bound tritium - Part 1: Physiological criteria

Health Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 523-538

  Richardson, R B ^a   Dunford, D W ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dose, internal; Intake, radionuclide; Modeling, dose assessment; Tritium

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE; FAT; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPE; NITROGEN 15; OXYGEN 18; PROTEIN; TRITIUM; UREA; WATER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOKINETIC; BONE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSIMETRY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; GLYCOGEN METABOLISM; HCNO C MODEL; HCNO MODEL; HCNO S MODEL; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; METABOLIC REACTION; MODEL; NUTRIENT; OXIDATION; PHARMACOKINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT; SOFT TISSUE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; HUMANS; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; TRITIUM; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

TRITIUM;

EID: 0142245674     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200311000-00001     Document Type: Article

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