Human biokinetics of inhaled terbium oxide

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-61

  Newton, D ^a,b  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXIDE; RADIOACTIVE AEROSOL; TERBIUM; TRACER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; KINETICS; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG MODEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTICLE RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0242492793     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006335     Document Type: Article

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