Uncertainties analysis of doses resulting from chronic inhalation of plutonium at the Mayak Production Association

Health Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-45

  Krahenbuhl, M P ^a   Bess, J D ^a   Wilde, J L ^a   Vostrotin, V V ^b   Suslova, K G ^b   Khokhryakov, V F ^b   Slaughter, D M ^a   Miller, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Southern Urals Biophysics Institute   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Dose assessment; Exposure, occupational; Inhalation; Plutonium

Indexed keywords

PLUTONIUM;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOASSAY; BODY BURDEN; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; INHALATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; ALGORITHM; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR REACTOR; RADIATION MONITORING; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY; WHOLE BODY COUNTING;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ALGORITHMS; AUTOPSY; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUCLEAR REACTORS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PLUTONIUM; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RUSSIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 21544462868     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000154027.92466.97     Document Type: Article

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