Estimation of actinide skeletal content in humans based on bone samples collected at autopsy

Health Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-45

  Filipy, R E ^a   Alldredge, J R ^b   Hall, C A ^a   McInroy, J F ^c   Glover, S E ^d   Qualls, S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mailstop J514 ^*  (United States)

^d Mailstop J514   (United States)

Author keywords

241Am; Bones, human; Plutonium; Skeleton

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; AMERICIUM 241; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE LEVEL; CLAVICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HUMAN; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RIB; STERNUM;

EID: 18744414479     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200301000-00003     Document Type: Article

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